HUMAN NATURE HARMONY: AN ECO CRITICAL VIEW OF TRIBALS IN FILMS AND FICTION

eco criticism (literature)

The purpose of this study is to analyze the ways in which novels and films depict indigenous cultures as those who are at one with the natural world. The Indian film industry and Indian literature have become a means by which tribal culture can be presented to the outside world. The leisure activities of contemporary man, such as viewing films and reading books, contribute to a better understanding of tribal life around the world. Urbanites make no effort to learn about and empathize with rural communities. Movies and books assist educate the city dweller by depicting and describing tribal life in understandable terms. The film Jai Bhim and the book The Immortals of Meluha are used as examples in this study. The movie Jai Bhim does a great job of depicting everyday life among the Irula people. The film also highlights the reverence with which the indigenous people see the natural world and its inhabitants. This film is a great example of the use of visuals to convey information about tribal life. The novel The Immortals of Meluha is given as an example of how tribal life has been portrayed in literature. The protagonist Shiva is portrayed as a member of a primitive society who struggles to adjust to urban life and the luxuries of the upper class in the novel. Both paintings are examined via an ecocritical lens in order to highlight the tribal life depicted within them, and the study shows how the tribes live in harmony with nature. METODOLOGY: Methodologically, this research reinterprets environmental challenges through a close reading of the text. Ecocriticism is used as a lens through which to examine the story's themes, protagonists, and antagonists. To decipher the author's ecocritical stance, this research adopts an approach that entails a thorough examination of the ecocritical ramifications of the environment in the text, which is set within the sociocultural and environmental settings at the same time. In addition to a close reading of the primary text, similarities are found to the current environmental crisis. No quantitative data were gathered and analyzed because this was a qualitative study.

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