ECOLOGICAL HUMANITY IN AMITAV GHOSH’S THE GLASS PALACE

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Nakka Krishnaveni and Dr. Samir Khan

Vol 18, No 3 ( 2023 )   |  Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 301-306   |   Published on: 30-03-2023

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Abstract
Humans mistakenly believe that nature can regenerate and be damaged anytime, but they cannot comprehend that it has incredible power to retaliate if mistreated. Environmental humanities pose humanistic queries about morality, ethics, the extinction of species, and urgent ecological issues. Ecological society seeks to unite science and the humanities and western, eastern, and indigenous perspectives on the natural world and how humans fit into it. The author who first wrote about ecological issues in his works was Amitav Ghosh. The Glass Palace demonstrates the environmental harm brought on by British intervention in South Asia. Additionally, the novel explores the themes of colonial exploitation, migration, exile, and war. My research paper poses concern about ecological exploitation by colonizers and the local population through the trade in teak and rubber. It illustrates how this conflict between people and the environment led to a terrible outcome while Burma was under British occupation. In addition, I'll discuss ecological concerns and the erosion of humanity's ethical standards as depicted in Amitav Ghosh's novel The Glass Palace.

Keywords:
Ecology, Ecological humanity, Ecocriticism, Colonialism and Bio-diversity

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