Paper Details
Racism and Environmental Concerns in Kamala Markandaya's The Coffer Dams
Authors
Anuradha, Prof. Awdhesh Kumar
Abstract
The Indo-novelist Kamala Markandaya writes novels that deal with social issues relevant today. Most of her novels have a theme of east-west conflicts. The Coffer Dams is a brilliant example of cultural clash and colonialism, showing the tension between tradition and modernity and the impact of colonial rule on local community. The novel draws a comparison between traditional Indian life style and modernity by colonial influence. In the novel technological innovation by the British, symbolizes the clash between new, foreign system and established local practices.Modernity in an Indian village inhabited by tribal people, with its cultural values, and the subsequent changes brought about by modern Western industrial culture. In this novel there is a conflict between Indian and English engineers. Here the dispute between thoughts and behaviours of the people takes grounds from two opposite pols namely eastern and western. The industrial setup disturbed the ecological harmony of the hill place. This paper is an attempt to study the socio-economic inequality that is prevalent among eastern and western, and highlight the environmental issues like urbanisation, deforestation and impact of technology on environment.
Keywords
Racism, Environment, Cultural Clash, Ecology, Deforestation, Technology.
Citation
Racism and Environmental Concerns in Kamala Markandaya's The Coffer Dams. Anuradha, Prof. Awdhesh Kumar. 2024. IJIRCT, Volume 10, Issue 2. Pages 1-5. https://www.ijirct.org/viewPaper.php?paperId=2409015