• A.Syed Mubeen Taj Begam,

The Hungry Tide is a 2005 novel by Indian author Amitav Ghosh. The Hungry Tide takes place primarily in the Sundarbans, a massive mangrove forest that is split between West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. Containing tigers, crocodiles, and various other predators, it serves as a dramatic backdrop for Ghosh’s story of the environment, faith, class structure, and the complex history of India in terms of colonialism and sectarian conflict. Like all of Ghosh’s novels, The Hungry Tide contains a wide array of characters and settings that intersect throughout the novel. There are not many novels in Indian fiction that deals with the theme of ecocriticism though; nature has been used as a backdrop against which the story develops. It is because a serious concern with ecology seems to be lacking in the works of earlier writers. Of late, writers prefer to create awareness of the consequences of human actions which damages the planets basic life support system. Amitav Ghosh's 'The Hungry Tide' deals with the study of nature writing. The book is about one of the most dynamic ecological systems of the world. This novel clearly brings out the wrath of nature and fragility of humans at the mercy of nature.

Eco-criticism, Ecology, Nature, Environment, Sunderban and Region

"An Eco- Critical approach towards Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.114-119, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAA06029.pdf

"An Eco- Critical approach towards Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp114-119, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAA06029.pdf