A Wake-Up Call On Climate Change
GHOSH’S NEW FABLE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE APTLY ARRIVED AT A TIME WHEN MANY PARTS OF INDIA WITNESSED RECORD-BREAKING HEATWAVES
Call it a strange coincidence but this book was released recently at a time when many parts of the country were reeling under an unprecedented heatwave. Ghosh’s new book, The Living Mountain is a cautionary tale of how ‘we the people’ have exploited nature and our natural resources ruthlessly and systematically, leading to climate change and environmental damage. At a book launch event in
Goa, the author spoke extensively on climate issues in a very practical and non-idealistic way. Only a handful of writers can tackle a complex subject
like climate change to make it an easy reader-friendly fable. Ghosh is perhaps one of them. The book opens with the narrator and his online book club pal Maansi, brainstorming possible themes for next year’s book reading. The debate over the ‘anthropocene’ term.
Ghosh’s writing is riveting and the prose is simple. The award-winning writer has that as a natural gift. It is a fable about Mahaparbat (the Living Mountain) and its indigenous dwellers who live a peaceful and content life. However, human greed on the mountain for commercial benefit by the Anthropoi leads to abuse of nature. Ghosh’s new book is absolutely relevant in the time we all are living in today – climate catastrophe, pandemic, one-upmanship, and the relentless attacks on Mother Nature. The book (fable) reminds us of the simple joys in life that Nature offers, provided we learn to respect and celebrate the natural world around us in a more responsible manner. An extremely important book that will resonate strongly with readers of all ages.
“THE CLIMATE CRISIS WILL LEAD TO MASSIVE SOCIO-POLITICAL DISRUPTIONS.” — AMITAV GHOSH, WORLD-RENOWNED WRITER