An Introduction by Kamala Das : Summary & Analysis

In the poem An Introduction by Kamala Das portraits her own life experiences. She was a confessional poetess. The poem is very strongly confessional and may be one of the most confessional poems by Kamala Das. Each and every line of the poem is a capsule, zipped to comprise all her sadness and strong objection to the patriarchal society. Even though she portraits her own experiences, it is for all, she tries to generalize them for all.

Being a poetess Kamala Das is successful in portraying her private zone of her life, such as love, marriage, sex kids etc., even the sexual encounters too.

Keki N. Daruwalla's poem Routine : Analysis

The poem Routine by Daruwalla is a face to face confrontation between Policemen and a crowd of agitators (a person who urges others to protest or rebel). The title of this poem shows that the incident described here is one of the routine nature with nothing extra ordinary or exceptional about it. The poet describes a confrontation between a Platoon of policemen and a large crowd of agitators.
The policemen wore Puthies which made them feel that their legs were burning. The helmets which they wore on their heads made them feel that their brains were on fire.