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Punishment in Kinder Garten By Kamala Das
“Punishment in Kinder Garten" is an autobiography poem by Kamala Das. Kamala Das was an Indian English poet. She was one of the most prominent Feminist voices in the postcolonial Era. Her notable works include :
- My Story
- Alphabet of Lust
- Summer in Calcutta and So on.
The poem Punishment in Kinder Garden is based on an incident related to the poetess, Kamala Das's life. The poem presents a beautiful psycho-analysis of the school-going child. It also throws light on the rude behavior of school teachers.
The poetess, in her adulthood, remembers a painful day at school when she was a child. The children were on a picnic. The teacher rebuked the poetess for not mixing up with other children. She called her a strange child. Her classmates laughed at her. Kamala Das felt deeply pained at that time.
She says that children are funny creatures. They laugh joyfully at others' pain and tears. Probably she wanted the children to sympathize with her. But they were insensitive to her pain. She sat by the side of a hedge. She smelt the sweet fragrance of hedge flowers though her heart was full of pain.
The poetess speaks with confidence in the present when she seems to have the world under control. She says that now she is grown up and has peace and self-confidence. She seems to be the mistress of her own world. She has forgotten the angry words of the teacher and the laughing faces of other children. She wants to forget the unpleasant incident, but can’t forget it.
The poem shows that such unpleasant incidents leave indelible marks on the tender hearts of children.
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