Ecocriticism and Postcolonialism in Amitav Ghosh's the Hungry Tide

Ecocriticism is a vast opportunity for literary and cultural researchers to explore the global ecological crisis through the intersection of literature, culture, and the physical environment.It looks at the links between literature and the environment.Postcolonialism studies the effects of imperialism prior to, during and after colonialism.These two themes are apparent throughout The Hungry Tide in its characters, frame and culture thus making it a complex example of ecocritical postcolonial literature.Novels like The Hungry Tide depict how the lives of peoples of formerly colonized nations were directly and indirectly impacted by Western practices.This then generates discussions around the world, and contributes to the generation of articles and reviews of novels and subjects.The present paper seeks to explore the Eco critical Postcolonial perspectives as envisaged in The Hungry Tide.