Discuss the theme of the poem purdah 1 by imtiaz dharker?
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Purdah-I” is a discreet protest and an eloquent criticism of the tradition of veil strictly sanctioned and imposed on Muslim women. Our attention is focused on the turning point in the life of a Muslim girl when she suddenly becomes conscious of her sexual growth, others are perhaps more conscious.
The conservative society, cautious and conscious, must teach her some manners, decorum and dignity for the woman in the purdah is –
“carefully carrying what we do not own:
between the thighs, a sense of sin.”
People around are the same; their looks are changed with a purpose –
“But they make different angles
in the light, their eyes aslant,
a little sly.”
They notice her shame but purdah is a protection against undesirable, vulgar and vile looks of staring people. So Eunice de Souza regards “purdah not just as concealing garment but as state of mind.” Purdah is suppressive and deadening to the intellectual awakening and growth of a woman and it is damaging to her personality. Purdah is a symbol of alienation and isolation from the outside world. It is a wall between the woman and the world. The result is that she is devoid of the first hand experience and the enlightenment this world has to offer. There is nothing refreshing in it; it curbs and restricts the speech and full expression; it is a repression of will and choice. Her mind and memory are stuffed with impressions from other women; their consciousness of sex and the feeling of sin associated with it grow to a stifle –
“Voices speak inside us.”
Her plight is really miserable and evokes sympathy-
“Wherever she goes, she is always
inching past herself,
as if she were a clod of earth,
and the roots as well……………..”
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Answer:
Purdah-I” is a discreet protest and an eloquent criticism of the tradition of veil strictly sanctioned and imposed on Muslim women. Our attention is focused on the turning point in the life of a Muslim girl when she suddenly becomes conscious of her sexual growth, others are perhaps more conscious.
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