Question

Explain- i am indian, very brown, born in malabar, i speak three languages, write in two, dream in one

Answer 1

Hindi, English and mother tongue

Answer 2

Answer :

The lines 'i am indian, very brown, born in malabar, i speak three languages, write in two, dream in one' are from the poem 'An Introduction' by Kamala Das.

In these lines the poetess celebrates her rich Indian culture and heritage. She says that she is 'very brown' which shows that she is a native of India. She can speak three languages - her mother tongue, English and Hindi and write two languages - her native language and English. However, she can dream in only one language as dreams have a universal language.

These lines also show that she is well-educated and at par with any educated man.