ECOCRITICAL AND POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVES OF INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE IN AMITAV GHOSH'S THE LIVING MOUNTAIN
Mrs. Renuka S. Meesi, Prof. Ashok M. Hulibandi
Department of Studies in English, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka
Abstract
This paper highlights the theme of Eco critical and postcolonial perspective of Indigenous Resistance, Amitav Ghosh is a prominent Indian author whose works highlight the themes of nature and environmental awareness. He portrays how human actions lead to the destruction of nature and suggests that, in return, nature responds with consequences to restore balance. The novel presents various characters whose roles carry deep symbolic meaning. The narrator Mansi, represents a childlike voice filled with wonder, memory, and the potential for rediscovery. She symbolizes the next generation, which may still reconnect with lost wisdom. Mahaparbat, the living mountain, is portrayed as sacred, representing nature as a living, breathing entity resilient yet vulnerable. The indigenous people, known as the Varvori (valley dwellers) serve as guardians of ancestral knowledge and ecological balance. Although they begin as protector of nature, and gradually they are corrupted by external influences. In contrast, the Anthropoi and the Krani functions as invaders, and enforcers, respectively. Together they symbolize industrial and colonial forces that seek to dominate nature while dismissing spiritual and ecological traditions. These people are systematic control over both natural and human worlds. Finally the Adepts act as keepers of forgotten knowledge, representing spiritual sages who preserve the memory of harmony and may hold the key to restoring balance.
Keywords: Exploiters, Ecological, Invaders, Breathing, Valley
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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
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Published on : 2026-05-10
| Vol | : | 12 |
| Issue | : | 5 |
| Month | : | May |
| Year | : | 2026 |