Impact of Globalisation and Urbanisation in the Ecosystem: A Study of Keki. N. Daruwalla's Poetry

Abstract: The threat brought by Globalisation and Urbanisation on the ecosystem however is not a recent phenomenon, but its impact on the ecosystem is beyond any human control in the contemporary picture. The abuse of Nature and the environment is becoming a matter of great concern for not only the Environmentalists but also students of humanities and social sciences. In Indian English Poetry, the poetry of Keki. N. Daruwalla reflects his deep concern for the growing threat on the ecosystem. His poetry not only celebrates the rich diversity in nature but also highlights the making of myth, culture and literature in association with nature, man and the entire ecosystem. Daruwalla's primary concern in many of his nature poems is to draw our attention to the slowly disappearing myth and folk along with destruction of nature by human interference, posing a threat to human habitation and life in general. Celebrating the rich ecological diversity, Daruwalla mourns over the engulfing damage that sets the paradigm for ecological discourse. The paper aims at a critical understanding of a few selected poems of Keki. N. Daruwalla from ecocritical perspectives. Keywords: Nature, Abuse, Eco-Criticism, Keki. N. Daruwalla, Indian Poetry