A Study on Environmental Perspectives in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide

Abstract

Nature and literature have always had a tight association, as proven by poets' and other writers' works throughout history in practically all societies. Many writers have emerged in the twenty-first century to show the relevance of environmental concerns and their profound connection to literature. AmitavGhosh is one such writer. In a country like India, where ecosystems range from the Himalayas in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south, and from the Sunderbans in the east to the parched Thar in the west, the relationship between nature and society is particularly important. The purpose of this study is to analyse AmitavGhosh's novel The Hungry Tide in in order to see how far an ecocritical approach enriches the story.