Analysing Ecofeminist Perspectives in Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth

Abstract

Ecofeminism is a movement that sees an innate connection between the exploitation and degradation of the natural world and the subordination and oppression of women in contemporary society. It challenges the existing patriarchal paradigms and holds that there is an inseparable connection between women and nature. This paper attempts to explore the intimate link between the oppression of women and the degradation of nature by closely analysing Anuradha Roy’s celebrated novel The Folded Earth. It presents before the readers an array of strong willed and independent female characters who share an intimate bond with their immediate environment. It succeeds in beautifully portraying a spectrum of women in Indian society belonging to different generations, with different education, values, beliefs as well as social and economic conditions.