Unhappy women
have used tears,
threatening oaths,
even collapse
to prevent a lover
from travelling
Darling,
I’m a pluckier girl
Good luck and for your early departure
I hope for an auspicious day
After you’re gone
You may hear
What I see fit to do with
my love life.
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Sanskrit poetry is often full of lovelorn ladies unable to bear separation from the hero (Virahotkanthita Nayika) but this lady in the Amaru Shataka (translated as Erotic Love Poems from India) is going her own way.
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Text from vintageindianclothing.tumblr.com, & image of J Jayalalitha from rediff.com.