Indian English Hot Noon in Malabar

Kamala Das is a well known female writer in India. She writes in English as well as in Malayalam which is her mother-tongue. 'A Hot Noon in Malabar' is one of her poems that she wrote when she was reminiscing her memories back in Kerala. She compares Kolkata (where she is presently residing) to her hometown. In this poem, she describes minute observations about her hometown.
This poem mainly revolves around the theme of unfulfilled desires. She accepts the wilderness of her hometown and admires it.