Chanting with the Rivers: The Poetics of Eco-Spirituality in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island and The Hungry Tide

Nitya Abstract- This paper analyzes the eco–spiritual aspects of Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island and The Hungry Tide by looking at the poetics of rivers as powerful symbols of environmental awareness and cultural recollection. Using eco–criticism and post-colonial theory, the study assesses Ghosh’s nature redefining poetics through narrative structures that invoke a deep-seated relationship of reverence

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International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities.
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2025-03-15
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https://doi.org/10.61463/ijrtssh.vol.3.issue2.133
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South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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Chanting with the Rivers: The Poetics of Eco-Spirituality in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island and The Hungry Tide

Nitya Nitya
International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities.
South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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Chanting with the Rivers: The Poetics of Eco-Spirituality in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island and The Hungry Tide

Nitya Nitya
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Nitya Abstract- This paper analyzes the eco–spiritual aspects of Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island and The Hungry Tide by looking at the poetics of rivers as powerful symbols of environmental awareness and cultural recollection. Using eco–criticism and post-colonial theory, the study assesses Ghosh’s nature redefining poetics through narrative structures that invoke a deep-seated relationship of reverence

International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities.Vol. 3(2)
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South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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Chanting with the Rivers: The Poetics of Eco-Spirituality in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island and The Hungry Tide — Nitya Nitya · International Journal for Research Trends in Social Science & Humanities. (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS