Virtual Teachers Day Celebration -2024.pptx.pdf

As a student of Department of English maharaja KrishanKumar Bhavnagar University we are celebrating virtual Teacher's day on 5th September for that this video is prepared as a part of participating in Teacher's day with explanation of one eyed poem by Meena Kandsamy

1. Department of English, Maharaja
Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Virtual Teacher’s Day
Celebration on 5
th

September,2024
Presented by :-Asha Rathod

2. Topic:- ”One-Eyed” Poem by Meena
Kandasamy

3. Table of Contents
01Introduction about
The author
02
An Overview of
the Poem
03
Relevant images and
news headline about
that incident
04Poems Message
05 Conclusion

4. Introduction of Author
Ilavenil Meena Kandasamy born in the year
1984 is an Indian poet, fiction writer,
translator and activist from Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India.

She developed an early interest in Poetry,
and later adopted the name Meena. She
Completed a Doctorate of philosophy in
Sociolinguistics from Anna University,
Chennai.

But, she began writing poetry at the age of 17
and began translating books by Dalit writers
and leaders into English.

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As a writer, Her main focus was mainly on caste annihilation, Feminism and
linguistic Identity. She is an anti caste activist, Poet, Novelist and Translator.

Her Father taught Tamil for a time at the Madras University. Their Involvement in the
anti- caste Struggle led Meena to Work alongside Dalit movements and it influences
all her Work.

Her Writing aims to deconstruct trauma and violence. She says that;

“ Poetry is not caught up within larger structures that pressure you to adopt a
certain set of practices while you present your ideas in the way that academic
language is".

6. One - Eyed Poem :-

the Pot sees just another noisy child the glass sees an eager and Clumsy hand
the water sees a Parched throat Slaking thirst But the teacher sees a girl
breaking the rule the doctor sees a case of a medical emergency the school sees
a potential embarrassment the press sees a headline and a photo feature

dhanam sees a world torn in half. Her left eye, lid open but light slapped away,
the Price for a taste of that touchable water.

7. An Overview of the Poem :-
➔The Poem is about Dhanam - a little girl who is thirsty and touches the pot,
drinking a glass of water from it.

➔"One-Eyed", the short poem highlights various atrocities committed against the
dalit women. Meena kandasamy emphasizes the humanitarian attitude of
inanimate things which human beings lack.

➔This Poem Poignantly reveals the story of a child whose eyesight was snatched for
drinking water in the glass that is only meant for the upper class.

➔The Concept of Untouchability is primarily used against lower caste and lower
section people.

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➔The teacher of the School considers it as an act of Violating the
rule whereas the media looks it as a Fresh headline to Publish.

➔In this poem the learned teacher in the school slapped the girl
for breaking the rules. Meena Kandasamy tries to tell us that
Dalits are the worst sufferers. As they do not have the Political
and economic power to fight against the upper class People's
supremacy.

➔Even the pot, glass and water take pity upon the girl. These
inanimate objects feel for her and they allow themselves to
quench her thirst.

10. Poem's Message :-
➔Water is a natural resource and it never gulps but sacrifices
itself to all the creatures in the world. But, Some human
beings divide water for the upper caste and water for the
lower caste.

➔The children of the low castes were denied the right to drink
water with the other, Dhanam was slapped severely when she
drank. In her eyes the world seems to be Partial one and it
shows Partiality to a Particular group.

➔The main message of this poem is Dalits are Common people
like other human beings and they also have their own lives.

11. Conclusion :-
➔To Conclude, Meena kandasamy recounts the brutal and
inhuman treatment given to the little girl of the lower caste.
Here, In this poem the reader could see that an institution
corrupts the little child.

➔According to Meena Kandasamy, the school, hospital and press
violate the rules. Human beings are born equal in dignity and
rights.

➔Meena Kandasamy voices for the Unvoiced especially for Dalits.