Amitav Ghosh Essays

Transgender cultures exist around the world. However many forms of transgendered cultures disappeared because of the Christian teachings. In Indian society, the institutionalized third gender is called Hijra and is noticeably different from the Western concept of transgender. Hijras are men who dress and act like women. They do not consider themselves to be men or women, but a sub-cast. Hijras in India are known because of their performing role in religious ceremonies at weddings and for new-born

Human life versus Wild life in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide Ms. M. Elakkiya, Avinashilingam University for Women, Coimbatore Harmony with nature is like being in harmony with a friend. Nature cannot be valued only by its usefulness to human beings but its values are farfetched and of great concern. Amitav Ghosh is a writer with a concern towards ecological issues. He deals with nature and environment in “The Hungry Tide”. This paper presents the conflict of ‘Wild life’ versus ‘Human life and destruction

The Bronze Age collapse was followed by the Iron Age around 1200 BCE, during which a number of new civilizations emerged, culminating in the Axial Age transition to Classical civilization. A major technological and cultural transition to modernity began approximately 1500 BCE in Western Europe, and from these beginning new approaches to science and law spread rapidly around the world. The English word comes from the 16th century French civilise, from Latin civilis means civil, related to civis

decolonized mind defends culture by defending the root of who we are. A person with decolonized mind accepts their past, loves their present and creates their future, regardless of what stands in their way. The Shadow Lines is an attempt by Amitav Ghosh to show the Blurring of lines or

Slavery in America created an upsurge of racial discrimination. This demoralizing practice forced many generations of black “slave” Americans to endure, or more specifically suffer the extortions of white people. They were dehumanized as the very essential criteria for survival in society was eliminated from their lives or even from their dreams. Their identity, their self respect suffered for they were viewed as the “properties” of white people. America gradually became a powerful country but they

Literature is a mirror of society. It has thousands of threads which can weave the beautiful piece of art. Each thread has its own importance in the creative work. In the same way there are different types of narrative techniques for the narration of literature. Realism, in literature, is an approach that attempts to describe life without idealization or romantic subjectivity. Although realism is not limited to anyone century or group of writers, it is most often associated with literary movement