The Hungry Tide : Designing an eco-resilient paradigm towards sustainability

The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh delivers a blueprint for the most anticipated ‘Green Design’, where literary craftsmanship is aided by sustainability, reflecting the complexity of the fragile human-nature relationship at its very best. His grand narrative style and incorporation of aspects like eco-resilience, environmental humanities and diversification of life-forms have transformed the novel into his artistic numero uno. Apart from instilling the sense of eco-anxiety in the human subconscious, it reflects a grim picturization of post-industrial society and the deteriorating effects of anthropogenic activities on climate change, aligning with Global Environmental Policies and the United Nations’ concept of harmonious coexistence of human and non-human sources, along with SDGs. This paper explores Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide through an eco-critical lens, uncovering the rich tapestry of intricate human interaction with their ecosystem. The global concern for mangrove biodiversity losses, communal incidents like the ‘Morichjhapi massacre’ remind us of the need for conservation of indigenous culture and knowledge, forcing us to reflect on our ecological ethics. By aligning themes of the novel with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this study highlights how literature catalyses biogeopolitical dynamics, motivating inclusive eco-altruism and crafting a robust design for the sustainable future.