How does Hira Bansode use different kinds of food and their preparation to discuss caste discrimination? Why does she narrate her past through food to bring out her family’s deprivation?( bosom friend)
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Today you came over to dinner for the first time
Today you came over to dinner for the first timeYou not only came you forgot your caste and came
Today you came over to dinner for the first timeYou not only came you forgot your caste and cameUsually women don’t forget that tradition of inequality
Today you came over to dinner for the first timeYou not only came you forgot your caste and cameUsually women don’t forget that tradition of inequalityBut you came with a mind large as the sky to my pocket size house
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Poem Bosom Friend is written by Dalit Marathi poetess Hira Bansode. She used to criticize the casteism and cast prejudice prevalent in Indian society through this poem. The poem reflects her strong objection to the cast prejudices. Hira Bansode was a Dalit women writer, thus she had a bad experience from her bosom friend belongs to an upper class family. The entire poem discusses about the welcoming of that upper class bosom friend to the poetess’ small house, still she tried her maximum by arranging all the facilities standing inside her limitation. At the very first moment the bosom friend came to poetess’ house she felt very happy, she thought her friend has thrown all the cast prejudices out.