Climate, Conflict, and Displacement in Northeast Indian Literature: An Ecocritical Study

Abstract: This paper examines the interconnected themes of climate change, conflict, anddisplacement in Northeast Indian literature through an ecocritical framework. Drawing ontheories of ecocriticism, Rob Nixon’s concept of slow violence, and postcolonial perspectives,it analyzes select texts to demonstrate how displacement operates across ecological, cultural,psychological, and political dimensions. The study highlights how environmental degradation,manifested through deforestation, flooding, and erosion, interacts with socio politicalinstability to produce complex forms of human suffering and migration. Literary narrativesreveal both tangible and intangible impacts of displacement, including identity transformationand cultural dislocation. Ultimately, the paper argues that Northeast Indian literature servesas a vital archive of environmental crisis and resilience, offering nuanced insights into therelationship between environment, power, and human experience. Keywords: Ecocriticism, Climate Displacement, Northeast Indian Literature, Slow Violence,Environmental Conflict