International Research Journal on Advanced Engineering and Management https://goldncloudpublications.com https://doi.org/10.47392/IRJAEM.2024.0397 e ISSN: 2584-2854 Volume: 02 Issue: 08 August 2024 Page No: 2746-2751 IRJAEM 2746 Environment and Indian English Novel: A Critical Study with Reference to Amitav Ghosh’s Novels Dr. B. R. Lakshmi 1 , Dr. P. Kousar Basha 2 1 Assistant Professor of English, Department of English GNITS College, Sheikpet, Hyderabad T.S, India. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of English, RGMCET, Nandyal, A.P, India. Emails: brlakshmi97@gmail.com 1 , kousarrgm@gmail.com 2 Abstract The intricate interdependence of life on Earth and its environs highlights the critical role that natural items play in ensuring the existence of living organisms. Trees are the most important of them all since they provide a wide range of species with the food, shelter, oxygen, and raw materials they require to live and grow. However, people have regularly abused nature due to our self-interest and constant pursuit of scientific and technological advancement, which has resulted in major environmental issues that endanger the continuation of life on Earth. In response to these expanding concerns, writings on environmental issues have proliferated, offering insightful viewpoints and increasing awareness. Eco-criticism, which studies the relationship between literature and the natural environment, has grown in popularity as a field of study.The paper examines how environmental concerns are portrayed in Amitav Ghosh’s Novelsand examine how these literary works both reflect and comment on the era’s environmental consciousness. The study will shed light on how Amitav Ghosh’s Novelscontribute to the larger conversation on environmental sustainability and the pressing need for ecological balance by analyzing the stories and characters in these novels. Keywords: English Literature, Fiction, Amitav Ghosh’s Novels, Environment. 1. Introduction The environment, in all its social and natural aspects, has been a major theme in Indian English writing. India is a great area to research environmental concerns because of its diverse cultural and social backdrop and landscapes. The intricate relationship between humans and their surroundings is examined, covering subjects such postcolonial identity, urbanization, ecological degradation, and colonial exploitation. It’s not limited to how the actual environment is shown. Environmental issues have long been explored in Indian English writing throughout a wide range of genres, including essays, short stories, drama, poetry, and novels. Each genre has a unique viewpoint on the environment, highlighting the different ways that environmental concerns and the natural world are entwined with Indian philosophy and culture. Anuradha Ghodke and Dr. Vinay Bhoglecomment: “Literature and nature has close connection between each other. This relationship reflects withmany poem and other literary genres.” (Ghodke andBhogle, 769) Social and political issues frequently connect with environmental themes in Indian English drama. Prominent playwright Mahesh Dattani tackles urbanization and its effects on the environment in works such as Bravely Fought the Queen and Final Solutions. His plays usually show the collapse of old spaces and the rise of contemporary metropolitan settings that are generally detrimental to the environment. The devastation of natural ecosystems and people’s estrangement from the natural world are potent symbols for more significant societal shifts and disputes. Indian English poetry has always praised nature, taking its cues from the country’s varied topography. Poets that have explored personal and cultural identity through natural imagery include A.K. Ramanujan and Jayanta Mahapatra. The complex interactions between people and environment are frequently reflected in Ramanujan’s poetry, which emphasizes themes of continuity and change. Poetry by Mahapatra, as those in The False Start (1980), beautifully depicts the Orissan landscapes, fusing contemplations on history and the human condition with the beauty of nature. This