“An Introduction” by Kamala Das is a poem of resistance and protest. There is a constant theme of protest and acquiring one’s own hold in a society that runs throughout the poem. It is evident that the narrator is in an ongoing battle between her desires and what is considered right to others. Therefore, her resistance to the patriarchal setup and her unwillingness to accept the roles stereotypically associated with women is a subject that is worth talking about while discussing Das’ poetry.