“I am Indian, very brown, born in Malabar, I speak three languages and write in Two, dream in one.”—Explain. / “Why not let me speak in Any language I like? The language I speak, Becomes mine, its distortions, its queernesses All mine, mine alone. It is half English, half Indian, ”—Explain. / Describe the Indianness of the girl mentioned in the poem An Introduction.

“I am Indian, very brown, born in Malabar, 

I speak three languages and write in 

Two, dream in one.”—Explain. 

/OR/

“Why not let me speak in 

Any language I like? The language I speak,

Becomes mine, its distortions, its queernesses

All mine, mine alone.

It is half English, half Indian, ”—Explain. 

/OR/ 

Describe the Indianness of the girl mentioned in the poem An Introduction.

Answer: These lines belong to Kamala Das' poem An Introduction. Here at the very beginning of the poem, the poetess has described herself as an Indian. Besides, like most South Indians, her complexion is dark. But she is not ashamed to it. Then she establishes a contradiction between her own will and the will of male-dominated society. At that time society does not allow a girl or a woman to be educated in foreign language like English except her mother tongue. The society even sets the language to be spoken by the women. The woman has no right to select her own language. But here the poet has presents argument over this matter. According to her if she feels easy to write, speak in other language like English, no one should raise question against it because through that language she can express her inner-self, words of mind more freely and beautifully. Through that language she can dream to be an established citizen. So like man, every woman has right to select her language to speak, dream or write.