Jayanta Mahapatra As A Feminist

Jayanta Mahapatra as a feminist when Discuss we, The picture of a fisher girl Involved in body business And the father too aware of All that, Standing silent In full consent On the sea beach. Jayanta Mahapatra is a feminist when Discuss we, The villagerly woman waiting For the arrival of her husband As a missing person, A nameless fellow In the country, A household-work doer With the oil lamp into The hands of hers And the lamp in flickers. Jayanta Mahapatra and his feminism reflected In the portrayal of the fate Of the country daughter, the fate-lines of a girl, A daughter whose path of life is unknown, A chapter filled with filial love And its depiction And portrayal, What it the writ of her destiny, Who can but predict Neither the horoscope-maker nor the astrologer Nor the palmist? The dark daughters, the daughters of maya Are they, The motifs of affection, sympathy And attachment, Carved on the temple walls As carvings Or terracotta plates, The dark daughters, The same daughters As sisters, mothers and daughters, Mythical and mystical, Nocturnal and symbolical.