Abstract:

Environmental studies formulating “ecocriticism” or “environmental criticism” as an analogy to the generic literary criticism involves multifarious, eclectic, and cross-disciplinary initiatives to explore the environmental dimensions of literature in the spirit of environmental concerns. Ecocriticism, by the virtue of word-power, story and images reinforces and enlivens the direct environmental concerns contributing significantly to the understanding of multifarious forms of eco-degradations ruthlessly bruising the bleeding wound of the Gaia (Mother Earth). Amitav Ghosh’s writings intimately connecting this sustained interest in the world reflects poignantly on the threatening alarm of the “global environmental crisis” echoing between the natural and the human world all over the globe. His novel The Hungry Tide located at the familiar space of the Sundarbans abounds in varied species of natural growth—farms, forests, trees, and a variety of animals—seemingly remain ‘different yet interconnected’. In this process of an individual adapting to the whims and norms of other human personas despite their distinct dissimilarities plotted against ethno-cultural differences emphasize the significance both the human and the natural world alike.
Key words- Environmental crisis, third-world space. green post-colonialism, ecosophy, environmental advocacy.