Who wrote the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-Six'?

Who wrote the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-Six'?

• A. Rabindranath Tagore
• B. Kamala Das
• C. R. K. Narayan
• D. Sudha Murty

Answer: (B)

Kamala Das, who is often known as Kamala Surayya, is the author. She is a leading Indian English poet known for her confessional, intimate voice that delves into family ties, personal identity, and the female experience. In this poem, the speaker is with her aging mother and is suddenly struck by the mother’s pallor and signs of aging, which triggers a deep fear of losing her to death. The moment captures a universal emotion—the tenderness and vulnerability in the child’s eye as life’s fragility becomes clear. Kamala Das’s straightforward, personal diction and the focus on a private moment between mother and daughter are hallmarks of her work, making her the natural author of this piece. The other writers listed are known for different genres or languages (one for Bengali poetry and broader themes, others for novels and non-fiction), so they don’t fit this specific English-language poem.

Kamala Das, who is often known as Kamala Surayya, is the author. She is a leading Indian English poet known for her confessional, intimate voice that delves into family ties, personal identity, and the female experience. In this poem, the speaker is with her aging mother and is suddenly struck by the mother’s pallor and signs of aging, which triggers a deep fear of losing her to death. The moment captures a universal emotion—the tenderness and vulnerability in the child’s eye as life’s fragility becomes clear. Kamala Das’s straightforward, personal diction and the focus on a private moment between mother and daughter are hallmarks of her work, making her the natural author of this piece. The other writers listed are known for different genres or languages (one for Bengali poetry and broader themes, others for novels and non-fiction), so they don’t fit this specific English-language poem.