Donyi Polo and Ecocriticism in Select Poems of Midsummer Survival Lyrics by Mamang Dai

Abstract

Mamang Dai is one of the greatest writers of North Eastern part of India. and is basically known for her creative writings on the themes of ecocriticism and past or historical events. Across all her genres, including novels, poetry, non-fiction, and folklore texts, Mrs. Dai skillfully combines themes of ecocriticism, tribal religion, and the lives of tribal people with significant historical events from their land. The current study endeavors to illustrate the ecological perspective and tribal religion in selected poems from Mamang Dai’s book Midsummer Survival Lyrics. She has proven herself to be an ecologist and has tried to show that human beings are not superior to the non-human lives available on Earth. Mrs. Dai has very beautifully portrayed the lives of tribal people living in the valley of Arunachal Pradesh and has shown how Donyi-Poloism teaches them to live harmoniously with nature and natural things. The present piece of writing titled Donyi Polo and Ecocriticism in Select Poems of Midsummer Survival Lyrics by Mamang Dai aims at providing a detailed study of how tribal people who follow the religion of Donyi-Poloism treat nature and natural things, i.e., flora and fauna, as their siblings. This paper will show how Mamang Dai has shown the concept of Donyi Polo and ecocriticism in select poems of Midsummer Survival Lyrics by Mamang Dai.