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Preserving Nature and Humanity: A Study of Ecocriticism Through the Poems of Dr. Kum Kum Ray

Author(s) Ms. Anamika Makhija, Prof. Dr. Kum Kum Ray, Dr. Kajal Srivastava
Country India
Abstract Ecocriticism is a literary approach towards the study of nature with the aim of investigating how humans react in relation to ecological aspects and, thus, improving contemporary environmental conditions. The need for protecting the environment and developing an ecological conscience has been persistent from the Vedas to the Post-Modern poetry. The poems of Dr. Kum Kum Ray provide a practical understanding of the theory by tingling our minds and touching our hearts. To further solidify the study, poems by Nissim Ezekiel, Gieve Patel and K.N. Daruwalla have also been referred to. The topics touched and the issues covered by these works are based on reality and are treated with a combination of sensibility and sensitivity. The various tenets of Ecocriticism by Paul Warren Taylor, J.B. Callicott, David Hume and Aldo Leopold help to better understand the significance of innate coexistence between human beings and nature. The relationship is that of partnership and not of master and slave. The study of reality through the foundation of established theories provides a concrete structure to the research. Instead of exercising their falsely assumed rights over nature, humans must take up the responsibility of managing and maintaining it without interfering with the functioning of the ecosystems.
Keywords coexistence, ecocriticism, humans, nature, poems
Field Arts
Published In Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On 2025-05-11

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