From Technical Spirituality to Eco- Spirituality: Exploring the Holistic Realisation in Gopinath Mohanty’s High Tide, Ebb Tide and Sara Joseph’s Gift in Green

Abstract

The postmodern era of globalization has diverted the concerns of man from nature in the name of modernization which has led to problems like deforestation, flood, famine, droughts, and the humiliation of animals. Hence, it is a necessity to protect nature from deterioration. Eco- spirituality, one of the recent branches in Eco- criticism aims to flourish the spirit of justice and solidarity through the acts of various earthly functions that may transform our nature and enhance the surroundings with a holistic touch of natural beauty. It defines our relationship with God and explores the God within- not apart from- this totality and visualises the totality as a vibrant, interdependent process centering on God and growing perfection in love. The central concern of this paper is to show how Eco- spirituality tries to relocate the earthly harmony that evidently pampers and nourishes the human family without any assault or exploitation. In the backdrop of such ideas this paper intends to examine Gopinath Mohanty’s High Tide, Ebb Tide, and Sara Joseph’s Gift in Green to focus on the environmental injustice that is done to nature and suggests that in order to restore the balance of the universe, the human community must change their attitude and outlook on nature.