Quitting the Quest: A Remedy for Environmental Problems - Disha Chhatbar

Dissatisfaction with one’s own place has led to the colonization resulting in the environmental problems like the introduction of new species of plants to the place, imbalance in the productivity of land and the exploitation of it. Colonization also changed the perception of the natives towards nature which became disastrous for it. It also created conflicts among natives which are often because of the temptation for the resources and sometimes because of State Vampirism. Amitav Ghosh in 'The Living Mountain', while presenting environmental dystopian condition, reveals the similar conditions where the aftermaths of colonization on the nature and human relation with nature are focused. He invokes the colonial history and reveals the pantheism of indigenous people and the impact of anthropocentric view of colonizers on it, the knowledge of the place leading to its exploitation and the current condition of the world where environmental issues are focused by the leaders. The realization that the native perception is more ecocentric is also drawn from the book. With these aspects this paper will deal in order to show the changing perception of nature, its ill-impacts and the solutions required.