In around 500 words, discuss Sarojini Naidu’s poetry as Indian in thought and spirit and comment on the different types of imagery used by the poet taking examples from the poem The Bangle Sellers.
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Sarojini Naidu’s poetry is known for its Indianness — being Indian in thought and spirit. In its Indianness, her poem The Bangle Sellers is comparable to her another poem In the Bazaars of Hyderabad.
Through this poem she presents the role of bangles and bangle sellers in the vibrant cultural tradition in an Indian society. The bangle sellers going to the temple fair to sell those objects are typically an Indian scene. Bangles are worn by Indian girls and women especially in occasions to express their joy and delight. This is also related to the well-being of a family. The poet expresses this theme very well in two lines:
Bangle sellers show the Indianness in the poem because the bangles are worn by Indians and it’s the Indian culture to wear the bangles on special occasions which relate them to various stages of woman’s life.
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