Anthropocentric and Ecofeministic Reading of Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies and Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to anthropocentric and ecofeministic reading of Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy. It attempts to examine several key themes and critical perspectives. An anthropocentric and ecofeministic lens try to examine Sea of Poppies and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness critique human-centred exploitation of nature and highlight intersections between gender, ecology, and social justice in colonial and postcolonial India. Anthropocentrism is the belief or worldview that human beings are the central or most significant entities in the universe. Ecofeminism is a social and political movement that emerged in the late 20th century, combining ecological concerns with feminist principles. The paper throws light on Amitav Ghosh and Arundhati Roy’s Activism against Anthropocentrism. The researcher tries to find out probable solutions through the selected texts and the authors’ activism. Finally, the objectives would be fulfilled and the hypothesis would be validated.