ECOLOGICAL OVERTONES IN SELECTED INDIAN ENGLISH POETRY

The ecocritical view is to look at how nature is presented in literary works. This research paper tries to look at the eco critical perspectives portrayed in the selected works of Toru Dutt, H.L.V. Derozio, Attipate Krishnaswami Ramanujan, Gieve Patel and Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla. The selected works are analyzed by dividing them into two categories namely, 1. The works which depict the unique loveliness and freshness of Indian scene as said by V.K. Gokak, in his book, ‘The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglican Poetry and 2. The writings which portray the deterioration of ecology due to mans actions. It tries to help man realize himself to be a part of nature rather than a master of it.