Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature  Home  Editorial Board Current Issue  Volume 7 Number 1 (July - September 2015)  0. EDITORIAL  1. Conflicts and Resolutions in the early novels of Kamala Markandaya  2. Establishing the Identity and Celebrating the Self in My Story by Kamala Das  3. An Eco- Critical Perspective of Jhumpa Lahiri‟s The Lowland  4. Female as an embodiment in the social reform: Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya  5. How far is Shakespeare relevant to Establishing the Identity and Celebrating the Self in My Story by Kamala Das Dr. V. Rajasekaran Assistant Professor School of Social Sciences and Languages VIT University - Chennai Campus Chennai, 632014 Tamilnadu, India & Jasmine Jose. Research Scholar School of Social Sciences and Languages VIT University - Chennai Campus Chennai, 632014 Tamilnadu, India Abstract Being unconventional is the only alternative for an individual to establish his or her identity in a conventionally indifferent and oppressing society. The objective of this paper is to study how through unconventional and revolutionary methods, Kamala Das establishes her identity in a traditionally hostile society and also to analyse how she celebrates herself. Introduction Identity is very important for an individual for not being counted