As the second-brightest natural object in Earth's night sky after the Moon, Venus can be visible to the naked eye even in broad daylight. So is 'the Musings of Venus by Aparna Ajith! I am sure, this work of exceptional merit will stand out among all other illustrious works in literature with all its beauty and profundity.
Dr. Aparna Ajith serves as an Assistant Professor in English at Sree Narayana College For Women, Kollam, affiliated to the University of Kerala. She was awarded Ph.D. in English from Central University of Rajasthan in 2019. Her area of specialization is Comparative Literature and Translation Studies. Her interest lies in Creative Writing, Gender, Diaspora, Film, and Culture Studies. She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from University of Hyderabad and Post Graduate Diploma in Communication and Journalism from Trivandrum Press Club, Kerala. She has presented papers at various national and international conferences. She has published articles in journals and edited anthologies of national and international repute. She worked as an Ad Hoc Civilian Teaching Faculty of English at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala.
I really don't know what to pen down here as I am extremely flummoxed at this moment. Freakish! This is the one word that pops up into my head as I sit down to write this page which in a way declares that my maiden book on poetry is done. Even when I write this, I seriously doubt whether it is really done. So, let me take a walk down the shadow lane of the remembrance of things past. The vast treasure trove of memories made me get down in front of Ezhimala, the land of Seven Hills. An array of musings straddles across the terrains of my sparkling experience.
"Poetry is what happens when nothing else can", says the renowned German- American poet, Charles Bukowski. I think I have exemplified his dictum when an unanticipated novel Coronavirus created an impervious dimness. What to do when a virus hits worse than a world war? Gone are the days of a fast- paced life. The novel form of fear in the name of novel Coronavirus has malformed our lives to a standstill. I began engrossing myself in the thought of unlocking creativity in the time of lockdown. Yeah, it seemed sensible to me in a zillion ways. Literature has enmeshed all sorts of pandemics by wielding a pen to the pinnacle of facts and fantasy. I set pen to my paper and slowly and steadily aroused my creative faculties. Poetry was never my forte although I have written and published many. Now, it's time to fall and feel for the words. Burying myself into the vast ocean of worldly wisdom kindle and reinvigorate a new vigour in me. A hodgepodge of thoughts and sanguine emotions recollected in tranquillity became alive in the verdant of my life. I think it is the right time to dwell and dive into the depths of the imaginary landscapes. When I began to write, I sensed that the pilgrimage through the avalanche of words brings forth the noblest of all human emotions. I kept on scribbling lines unaware of the fact that I was going through the genesis of my debut anthology of poems - Musings of Venus.
It is often the so-called weaknesses of the gender that have brought women's writing upon the surface of ever-changing realm of literature. Most of them were expressing their views and agony through their writings in the Post-colonial times for two major reasons. First, both patriarchy and imperialism could be seen to exert different forms of domination over those subordinate to them.
Because of this, it was important for the experiences of women under the patriarchal influence to come out to the forefront and expose the undue cruelty to be held on them by men. It was necessary for the women to oppose this male dominance over them. We observe that women continue to define the borders of the community, class and race. They tried to express their agony and dissatisfaction of male-dominated attitudes through their works.
However, the times have changed where we see women bearing responsible positions in society equivalent or more powerful than men. We must assume that the aggressive nature in many of the works have paved the way for a rather composed view, where subtle emotions, responses towards the world have become more prominent in their work. Dr. Aparna Ajith, one among the emerging voices of contemporary English literature is one who would prove this gentle transition of Indian women's writing.
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