LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 14:4 April 2014
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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Rythm and Liveliness in the Poems of Sarojini Naidu

Mrs. S. Lalitha

Abstract

Sarojini Naidu, a child prodigy, Indian independence activist and a poet, is also known by the sobriquet, “The Nightingale of India”. Born in an intellectual family, the charm of writing poetry was in her blood for her mother was also a poet of Bengali language. A woman, proficient in many languages, she started to write poetry at a young age.

Motivated by famous poet laureates during her college education abroad, Sarojini Naidu convinced herself to stick to Indian themes while expressing her views through poetry. Her collections were related to life, nature, national independence, women’s empowerment and so on. She was active both as a poet and a politician, and had tremendous success in her family life also. Her poems speak volumes about the emotions of an Indian soul, with English words. She roamed around the country like an army general, to sow her enthusiasm within the hearts of Indians through politics and poetry. She was the first woman governor of independent India.

Sarojini Naidu was one of the greatest women poets who were responsible for the awakening of the spirit of the women of India. She brought them out of the kitchen to the limelight, intellectually, emotionally and culturally. Her poems based on various themes highlighted her vast knowledge and thirst for enlightenment, which has brought many of her readers from darkness to light. The present paper highlights how Sarojini Naidu has penned her poems with great zeal to connect literature and life through her pen-portrayals.

Nightingale of India

Sarojini Naidu, popularly known as the “Nightingale of India”, is one of the most eminent women poets. Her poems are noted for the quality, theme and rhythm in her writings. Born in an intellectual family, Sarojini Naidu has penned many poems on various themes, which melt the hearts of the readers (Naravane 1996).

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S. Lalitha
HOD/Assistant Professor of English
VelTech Dr. RR & Dr.SR Technical University
Avadi
Tamilnadu
India
lalitha.balakumar@yahoo.com
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