1. Biography of Amitav Ghosh 7
2. The novels of Amitav Ghosh 10
3. Post-colonial Indian English Novel 18
Reconstruction of History, Breakdown from slavish
imitation, Plurality of Indian English literature, The themes
in postcolonial context, Quest for identity, Redefining
Identity, Historiography and metafiction, Mapping the
time and space
4. Characters in The Hungry Tide 34
Kanai Dutt, Piyali Roy (Piya), Fokir, Mashima, Saar, Mejda,
Forest Guard
5. Analysis of The Hungry Tide 35
Cultural Features, Morichjhapi Village, The tide country,
Inter-cultural and cross-cultural relations, Cosmopolitan
influences in a rural setting, Cultural clash, History and
geography, Heteroglossia, Sir Daniel Hamilton, Merging
the borders, Migration, Refugees, Morichjhapi, The
spirit of humanity, Bon Bibi, Nature in The Hungry Tide,
Conflict and human nature, Nature as protagonist, Storm
and earthquake, Crabs and ecosystem, Partition history
6. Questions and Answers 86
5. References 116