The portraits of pre-independent india in sarojini naidu’s poems

Abstract

Sarojini Naidu wrote poetry based on the beauty of simple joys and sorrows of life. One of the major themes of Sarojini Naidu’s poetry is the theme of people because she has succeeded in offering diverse images of the lives of Indian people and their various life backgrounds. Poet, feminist, nationalist and a powerful Orator, Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) was born in in Hyderabad during the critical time of India’s Independence. She was called affectionately by the people with multiple titles like “The Nightingale of India”, “The wandering Singer”, “The Indian Joan of Arc”, The Indian Judith”, and “The Peace-Maker.” This paper analyses the ways in which how she exhibits the Indianness throughout her poems. Lyricism, symbolism, imagery, mysticism and native fervour are the remarkable assets of her poetry. The present paper focuses on the poems written by Sarojini Naidu which depict the lives of common men and women of India and their traditions. Naidu’s poetry is written in English and usually took the form of lyric poetry in the tradition of British Romanticism, which she was sometimes challenged to reconcile with her Indian nationalist politics. Finally, this paper further analyses her variety of poetic expressions such as Indian ethos, pathos, naturalness, gentleness and hunger.