Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel

Dr Sangita Patil is an Assistant Professor at LBS Govt First Grade College, Bengaluru, India. Her research interests include Ecofeminism, Literary Theory, Cultural Studies and Liberal Education.

• Introduction: Ecofeminism and the Indian NovelIntroductionEcofeminism: Environmental Studies and FeminismEcofeminism: Indian Polemical DiscourseIndian Novel1 An Interface between Human Beings and Nature1.1 Introduction1.2 The Genealogy of Ecofeminism1.3 Indian Polemical Discourse: Environment and Ecofeminism1.4 The Genealogy of Indian Novel1.5 The Discursive Formation of the Environment in Indian Novel1.6 Rumination on Indian Environment Movements and Protest1.7 Conclusion: The Formulation of Framework2 Agriculture as an Ecofeminist Concern: Nectar in a Sieve, The Upheaval, Return to Earth and Gift in Green2.1 Introduction2.2 Nectar in a Sieve: The Impact of Tannery on Pastoral Life2.3 The Upheaval: The Impact of Mining on Farming Community2.4 Shivram Karanth’s Return to Earth: The Impact of Modernization on Agrarian Culture2.5 Sarah Joseph’s Gift in Green: A Toxic Discourse3 Dam Construction and Ecological Crisis: The Coffer Dams and Dweepa3.1 Introduction3.2 The Project of Dam Construction and Ecological Crisis in India3.3 Kamala Markandaya’s The Coffer Dams: Modern Juggernaut3.4 Na D’ Souza’s Dweepa: An Island of Destruction4 The Industrial Disaster: Animal’s People4.1 Introduction4.2 The Bhopal Gas Tragedy: A Backdrop4.3 Patriarchal Developmental Attitude: Industrial Disaster4.4 Women as Victim of the Industrial Disaster4.5 Rhetorical Tropes4.6 The Uniqueness of Animal’s People as an Ecohumanist Narrative5 Animals as Absent Referents: The Man from Chinnamasta5.1 Introduction5.2 The Mythological Background5.3 The Ethnography of Animal Sacrifice 5.4 Patriarchy and Animal Sacrifice 5.5 Women’s Concern for Animals5.6 The Uniqueness of The Man from Chinnamasta as an Ecofeminist Narrative6 Reconceptualizing Ecofeminism: From Ecofeminism to Ecohumanism6.1 Introduction6.2 An Overview of the Ecofeminist Concern6.3 Reconceptualizing Ecofeminism: From Feminism to Humanism6.4 Conceptual Framework