Ecocide and Indigenous Population: A Never-ending Conflict Revealed through Specific Translated English Texts

The current era is characterised by the Anthropocene. Anthropocentrism has already unleashed and continues to unleash irrevocable damages to the eco-system. The domination of the Anthropocene against the Symbiocene could be conceptualized in the framework of Ecocide. Ecocide in simple definition is the destruction of the ecosystem by different agents. The consequences of all anthropocentric activities in contrast to the victimization of the environment now reciprocate and posit a menace to mankind in the form of several ecological threats namely, climate change and global warming. Despite the constant initiatives from environmentalists and social activists, the exploitation intensifies far and wide. The situation postulates an immediate threat of existence to the global indigenous populations. Indigenous populations in several countries are being haunted by the adverse consequences of Ecocide. The Adivasis (Indigenous population) of India who inhabit the resource rich area are struggling with the capitalist neo-economic forces and natural agents of Ecocide for their basic sustenance. The possible identification of the Symbiocene existing among the Adivasis makes them more vulnerable to the consequences of Ecocide. This situates us into the question of indigenous rights and calls for a speedy resolution through law. The proposed paper endeavours to examine Ecocide and the various agents of Ecocide that negatively impact the existence of the Adivasi population of India, in the context of selected literary narratives from regional literature translated into English.