EcoCriticism By Devang Nanavati

 Introduction of the topic:-

      

          We all live in the midst of nature. A question arises in the mind that what is nature? The answer is that everything that is visible around us is nature. Man is a creature. In the same way, animals, birds, beasts, trees, etc are all alive. They also have a curiosity to live inside. He also has feelings. So man should treat them with a welcoming attitude. But man continues to do his work without understanding what nature is in his selfishness. How can man become such a nuisance with this nature. Man has done a lot of damage to nature for his own selfish ends. The result of which is suffering man himself today. So I have written this blog to talk about such a nature. An overview of Save the Tree. In which we will look at the area about eco-criticism. So a workshop on Eco Criticism Thinking was conducted by Dewang Nanavati Bhai in MA of English Department at Bhavnagar KrishnakumarSingh University. About which I want to tell you a little bit here.

Introduce to Devang Nanavtisir:-

          This Dewang nanavatisir was the only student of the English department. And he was a student of Banch of Dilipsir Barad. He was a 1996 bench gold medalist. He was very diligent and sincere. He is currently serving as a Professor at the University at Baroda. He has also completed his PhD. His PhD theme was on eco-criticism.  He has analyzed all the natural phenomena in modern times, and the disturbances that man has caused in them, during this Corona vacation, which has led to many opposite results. He has translated Sitanshu Yashachandra's Gujarati poem(ફરી પાછુ વૃક્ષ ) 'Tree Again' into English.

 

Devang Nanavtisir explain :-

          (Link to this session posted)

          Devang nanavatisir states that I was also a student in this English department. And I had so much fun refreshing these old memories. They said little about what education and how much fun it was in their time. His topic was Eco Criticism. what is echo criticism? What is not filling in the trees that appear around us. He also has feelings. They also express their feelings. They are also a part of this nature. Nowadays a lot of things that harm nature are shown on youtube, in the news, its articles also appear. Today this ecology or the damage done to nature has had a lot of impact on the environment and a lot of problems have arisen. Which shows us the side effects right now. They have to explain their poetry. He started his talk by showing his picture.

              This is the poem they translated. They say that trees also have their own feelings. It is also a part of this nature.  We also see youtube, newspapers or articles about the damage done to nature in modern times. We have done a lot of damage to the environment. As a result, we see problems in the environment. The importance of these trees is already ongoing. Lord Krishna was playing under the Kadambari tree. Lord Buddha also used to do his sadhana under the tree. The story of Mahasweta Devi is also based on the tree. The tribal people have such a love for the tree that they cannot leave it. If they are moved from there to make roads they can’t leave it. There is a lot of mention of trees in our culture too. Such as Ramayana Bhagavata Purana etc. If the level of pollution continues to rise, there will be losses in this environment. Currently the amount of carbon dioxide is increasing a lot. Which has caused many changes in the atmosphere. They also remembered a poem by William Harris.One tree is connected to another, his feelings are also connected to it. Every tree sends a message to something. And Sitanshu Professor has spoken to him well in this poem as well.  Literature also changes in this changing environment.  The atmosphere changes. There was a romanticisms from the Neo Classical Age. In the same way these trees and the environment are changing. The lives of people living within cities are changing. It is important to know how to live, how to walk and how to live with nature.

           They are explained by the poems of Ganjan Gandhi and Jessica de Koninck. Or what can we answer when the tree demands it from us? When the tree will teach us. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.  Trees have a common language of their own. The river says this is a recycle that includes a tree and a lake.  What is the vocabulary and tune? It doesn't make sense.  I tell him and he understands.This is taken from tahuko.com.

         At the present, there are many problems in the environment.The main reason is the change in the atmosphere. Pollution has become so widespread that the atmosphere has changed dramatically.Which is a big question for a country and the world today. Trusts like Eco Friendly have also been opened for this.Different programs like 'Save the Tree', 'Save the Nature', 'Save the water,' are also done. The whole world has suffered because of the environmental problem. An epidemic is currently underway. There has been a lot of rain this year.  Causing losses at the local level and at the country level.  It also hurts a lot financially. So what should be done to prevent all this. So for that we have to learn to walk in harmony with nature. We have to create a pure natural environment by walking according to ecology. The tribal people become one with the tree. When trees are cut down they stick to the tree. Their language is also of different types. So these people need to cooperate at the national level. The government needs to ecology Them to grow trees. Ecology needs advice to protect. One should understand how useful and important forests are. The tree gives us oxygen and reduces the amount of carbon dioxide. Many poor people live their lives on it. There are a lot of people connected with forests. So what will happen to these people when the forest is destroyed. So there are consequences to not following many such ecologies. Which is a challenging thing in modern times

          

             Man needs wood every day. He started cutting down trees for his own use. Which tradition continues today.  First the tree was cut down from axe. And now the tree is cut down by machines. A huge tree is cut down in just three minutes. Which takes many years to form. So the number of trees is gradually decreasing. The amount of forests is declining. This is a problem not only at the local level but also at the national level. We are celebrating Environment Day. But the trees that are planted in it are not protected. If this condition continues then one day we will have to live without trees. Everyone should resolve that I will grow a tree. There is no problem in using the tree but it should also be taken care of.

 

           He is a good poet. His poem back to the tree again.  Gives them a glimpse of the experience of the tree suffix.  He has written this poem about furniture made from a tree.  Was this a tree? His writing is very good. Their introduction can be found at the following link. 

Sitanshu Yashaschandra life

What are the goals of eco-criticism? What is its strategy? What kind of equipment will it require? What topics will it be associated with? Some things to keep in mind in this thesis can be seen from the slide below.

       The definition of eco-criticism can be seen on the following slide. It covers different topics. What topics need to be addressed?

         What will be the impact of eco-criticism in the future.  Said nicely about them. That right now we see that the land is polluted, the air is polluted, the atmosphere is polluted. Which is causing a lot of damage to farmers.  The thing in the market does not come pure. So this is a big thing about eco-criticism. where have to bring eco-criticism into literature and society. Ecology is also important in postcolonialism. Now it is also discussed.  Man is facing a lot of problems. Ecology is a big problem for him. Which is well explained by literature. And trying to improve the environment as much as possible. They have studied for the study of eco-criticism.  You have to read about it and analyze it. Whose reference is as follows.

Gujarati poem by hitansu yashachandra

જૂના સમયના એ તપખીરિયા થડને
હવે તો ઠીક ઠીક વરસોથી વહેરી, છોલી, ઘાટઘૂટ આપી
ઘરમાં વાપરવાનું ફર્નિચર બનાવી લીધું હતું.
ઉતાવળે જમવા બેસવાનું ટેબલ અને ખુરશીઓ, હમણાંનાં સંબંધીઓને
અને ઉપરીઓને કાગળ લખવાનું મેજ, રોજ સાવ તાજા સમાચારો
સંભળાવતા રેડિયોને મૂકવાનું સ્ટૅન્ડ - કૈં કેટલાયે કામની વસ્તુઓ
બનાવી લીધી હતી
જૂના સમયના એ તપખીરિયા થડમાંથી.

કંઈ કોઈ ઝંઝાવાત નહોતો થયો. ના કોઈ વીજકડાકા.
યાદે નથી આવતું કેવું હતું એ વૃક્ષ, - વૃક્ષ?!
રમૂજ થાય ને માનીયે ના શકાય આજે તો મારાથી
કે આ ટેબલ, ખુરશીઓ, મેજ સ્ટૅન્ડ, બૂક શેલ્ફ, અભેરાઈઓ આ બધું
વળી જૂના સમયનું વૃક્ષ હતું! મારાથી તો આજે
કદાચ માનીયે ના શકાય ને હસવું આવે.
ક્યારેક જોકે થાક્યા આવી, બરાબર જમી, હિતેચ્છુની ભેટ રૂપે આવતા
જનકલ્યાણનો નવો અંક વાંચતાં વાંચતાં ક્યારેક, જોકે, જાણે કે
ભ્રમણા થાય
કે
આ બારણા કનેની ખુરશીના હાથામાંથી જાંબલી રંગનું ફૂલ ખીલ્યું,
કે આ ભાષણોની નોંધના કાગળોથી છવાયલા મેજના ખાનામાં
ખાટા સવાદનું મીઠું ફળ ઝૂલ્યું,
કે આ જનકલ્યાણ અને અખંડ આનંદની ફાઈલોવાળા શેલ્ફ પરથી
અચાનક એક રાતું પંખી ઊડ્યું ને લીલી કૂંપળ ફૂટી,
કે આ રોજ પહેરવાનાં કપડાં ગડી કરીને મૂકવા બનાવેલા ખાનામાં
અણધારી વસંતનો માદક સુગંધી રસ ઝર્યો.
ને પછી વળી જરા હસવું આવે, અને રમૂજ થાય, ને યાદ આવે
કે જૂના સમયના એ તપખીરિયા થડને
હવે તો ઠીક ઠીક વરસોથી વહેરી, છોલી, ઘાટઘૂટ આપી
ઘરમાં વાપરવાનું ફર્નિચર બનાવી લીધું છે.

"Tree Once again" Translate by Devang Nanavati..

      Devang Nanavatibhai read the poem nicely. Said a little good in Gujarati too. They said this is the tree at the center of the poem. Which grows back again.  Thus one tree after another arises. This means that the time it takes for the tree to grow is gone. The tree has been shown to be old and respected. The poet here likens the tree to his home-made furniture. Looking at the furniture, the poet laughs. Was this a tree at one time? We make a lot of things out of trees. Which is useful in our daily lives.  He also said that the forests of the Amazon are being cut down. Even the keepers there can't stop cutting it. They also remember Wordsworth. Funny sound in this poem they use one word. Stanza, rhythm are properly placed in this poem. Color is also mentioned in this poem. Dhruv Bahtt also recalls story that a forest guard tells a flying bird to go to Dudhrej. The seasons change in modern times. We don't know. For that we have to look inside the calendar. Speaking of Ramayana, he says that he started Ramayana when Valmiki saw two birds dying. Thus they finally finish their talk by saying that you give your own response.

Other opinions (Response) :-

     Other students also gave their opinions. Which is as follows. 

➡️Tamsa Pandya ask a question. Or what is the difference between this Nature and Myth? How does eco-criticism work in myth?

➡️Kavisha Agiyali asked what is the similarity between postcolonial and eco-criticism?

➡️He thanked Hina Malek for remembering everything she had taught in the session.

➡️Mehal Pandya presented one of his poems nicely and shared his thoughts. 

➡️Jignesh Panchasara also recited the poem himself and presented his thoughts.

➡️Nidhi Jethwa also expressed his views.  Thank you very much.

➡️Samiya Kagdi also thanked Sir. 

 Dilip Baradsir  opinion :-

       Dilipsir also expressed his opinion. He was told about the situation of the English Department in 2008. 

2008

2020

           There was not a single tree in the English department. Today, in 2020, the atmosphere is like a garden. So how did this happen. Worked hard for it. Plant trees, take care of them.  And created a garden-like atmosphere today. The English Department has a tree planting program every year. In which the trees planted every year are protected and maintained. All students participate in this. Dilip Sir also contributes to this. A Garden Committee is also formed in the English Department. They showed a few photos.  

         One of the photos was of felled trees. The roads that were built were cut off. He explained the synergy between technology and ecology. It is not a loss if we use technology well. The birds are chirping in the garden of the department. The lush green garden adorns the department.

My Opinion :-

           I learned a lot about the environment in this session.  Especially about eco-criticism. Dewang Nanavatisir explained his topic Eco Criticism very well. He mentioned all about the environment. He also included modern day problems. I come from a village. And am the son of a farmer. So I grew up in the midst of this nature. And I have a lot of feelings for him. I completed my graduation in Lokbharati Sanosara. Is an organization. Which lies in the middle of a natural environment. A hill on one side, a big bush on the other side and a nice river on one side. So from all this I also have attraction and love for nature. I also take care of the trees. I have also planted and grown trees. We got to know more about it in today's session. I agree with them that we should protect the environment and plant and protect trees. The subject should also be included in the literature. Because in modern times all have less interest in literature. But more interesting in television. So the concept of 'save environment' can also be explained through it. I really like this poem presented by Dewang nanavati sir. He explained the poem in a very light style. So I also thought of composing a poem and I also composed a poem, which is as follows.

Gujarati  poem written by me..... 

                 "વૃક્ષ મહાન છે"

નિત્ય મુજ મનમાં થાતું, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે? 

સવારે જાગુ ને લઉ શ્વાસ શુદ્ધ હવા સાથે, 

ત્યારે મુજ મનમાં થાતું, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે?

નાનો હતો હું જ્યારે રમતો ગીલીડંડા સાથે, 

ત્યારે લાગતું મુજને, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે? 

મંદિરે દર્શન કરવા લઇ જતાં ફળફૂલોને સાથે, 

ત્યારે હૃદયપટલમાં થાતુ, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે?

ભણવા બેસું પાટલી પર કોરા કાગળ સાથે, 

ત્યારે લખીને વિચારું, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે?

બીમાર થાઉં જો હું, રોગ દૂર થાય પાંદડા સાથે,

ત્યારે આંખોની ચમકમાં લાગતું, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે? 

ફરે નજર મારી દરેક વસ્તુ પર, હોઈ લાકડા સાથે,

ત્યારે મુજ ઉરમાં થાતું, શું વૃક્ષ મહાન છે?

વૃક્ષે આપણને આપ્યું, શું આ બધું કોઈ સ્વાર્થ સાથે? 

ત્યારે હૈયામાં લાગી આવ્યું, હા ખરેખર વૃક્ષ મહાન છે.

               

                                         લી. કિશન જાદવ 

 Ecology and Technology :-

          According to Dilipsir, both environment and technology are useful. What matters is where you use it.  Nothing works without technology these days. It will not work without protecting the environment. So how to keep these two together. We have to learn. Because both technology and the environment have to be coordinated.  Everyone has to be careful not to overuse technology and harm the environment. Technology alone is not harmful.  But it must be used properly. The same care must be taken in the environment. Plastic has to be used as a recycle,  Pollution must be reduced, water must be saved,   Birds, animals and trees must be taken care of. We don't have to sit in the way of others, we have to start with ourselves. I had a lot of fun in this eco-criticism session.  And also got to know a lot about the environment and literature. Thank you Dewang Nanavati Sir. Thanks also to Professor Dilip Baradsir of the English Department.

Reference:-

Wikipedia, Youtube, Google sites 

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