Ecology, Myth and Mystery: A Study of Select Poems of Mamang Dai and Temsula Ao

The purpose of the paper is to highlight the significance of nature and ecology in the development of a society. It is due to the deteriorating environmental conditions and its ecosystem that the study of ecology has become a subject of discussion and gained an immense popularity in the recent years. In fact, ecological consciousness has been seen as one of the dominant themes of contemporary poetries in English from North-east India. The study will give the idea of protecting, preserving and propagating natural resources in order to maintain a balance between nature and man. It indicates the function of ecology, myth and mystery in the poetry of Mamang Dai and Temsula Ao and thereby rendering the inseparable relationship between man and nature. The theme of ecology, myth and mystery also enhance the beauty and aesthetics to their poetry. By studying the poetries of Mamang Dai and Temsula Ao, the paper aims to look at what the cultures and literatures have done to the environment and attempts to draw a connection between nature and man. The present paper examines the ecocritical perspectives as envisioned in the selected poems of these two writers.