Eco-Human Crises: A Debate on Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide

Abstract

Through the ages Man has cherished nature with its myriad wonders all through his life. Today we live in a world that is contaminated, polluted and threatened. As result of man’s anthropocentric attitude towards nature, he has to face a number of problems related to his immediate environment. So it is the necessity of the hour that forces creative writers and social critics to focus on environmental disasters that threaten the future of Earth. One such writer in India is Amitav Ghosh. This present paper proposes to study The Hungry Tide, which portrays life in the Tide country. This novel discusses environmental issues related to the ecoregion Sundarbans. This paper seeks to look into the failing relationship between man and nature that raises many survival issues both to human beings and nature. The novel carries important discussions on the biodiversity of the Tide Country and the man-made crises on the micro culture of bhaatirdesh.