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<p>Literature fosters critical reflection and emotional engagement with ecological issues, deepening the understanding of the interconnectedness of humans and the natural world. The paper is an exploration of <i>Swarga</i> (2017) a novel by Ambikasuthan Mangad, which has been translated to English by J. Devika with cross references to the ideas of planetary memory and ecological crisis as strands of environmental humanities as put forth by theorists Lucy Bond, Ben De Bruyn, Jessica Rapson in their work, Planetary Memory in Contemporary American Fiction (2018). The narrative reimagines Kerala’s Endosulfan pesticide disaster (1978–2011) as a critical inquiry into ecological memory and multispecies trauma in the Anthropocene. The paper analyzes the novel through the environmental humanities framework, integrating theories of planetary memory Lucy Bond, Ben De Bruyn, Jessica Rapson and slow violence by Rob Nixon to reveal how non-human entities deforested landscapes, poisoned streams, and abandoned nests serve as archives of capitalist exploitation. The study uses ecocritical close reading to demonstrate Mangad’s fragmented narrative structure and its reflection of ecological hysteresis and delayed environmental collapse and intergenerational trauma. The novel provides a critique of anthropocentrism such as the portrayal of hypervigilant animals and contaminated objects that embody PTSD-like symptoms. By situating Kerala’s trauma within global agro-capitalism, <i>Swarga</i> reflects postcolonial environmental humanities, urging ethical accountability for multispecies precarity. The paper signifies the idea of planetary memory studies by bridging literary analysis and offering a blueprint for narratives that archive ecological violence and foster interspecies solidarity.</p>

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Ecological Memory and Planetary Testimony: Revisiting Swarga Through Environmental Humanities

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    2026年3月6日

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  • Githin Gigi Mannakunnil,
  • K. Shantichitra

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Literature fosters critical reflection and emotional engagement with ecological issues, deepening the understanding of the interconnectedness of humans and the natural world. The paper is an exploration of Swarga (2017) a novel by Ambikasuthan Mangad, which has been translated to English by J. Devika with cross references to the ideas of planetary memory and ecological crisis as strands of environmental humanities as put forth by theorists Lucy Bond, Ben De Bruyn, Jessica Rapson in their work, Planetary Memory in Contemporary American Fiction (2018). The narrative reimagines Kerala’s Endosulfan pesticide disaster (1978–2011) as a critical inquiry into ecological memory and multispecies trauma in the Anthropocene. The paper analyzes the novel through the environmental humanities framework, integrating theories of planetary memory Lucy Bond, Ben De Bruyn, Jessica Rapson and slow violence by Rob Nixon to reveal how non-human entities deforested landscapes, poisoned streams, and abandoned nests serve as archives of capitalist exploitation. The study uses ecocritical close reading to demonstrate Mangad’s fragmented narrative structure and its reflection of ecological hysteresis and delayed environmental collapse and intergenerational trauma. The novel provides a critique of anthropocentrism such as the portrayal of hypervigilant animals and contaminated objects that embody PTSD-like symptoms. By situating Kerala’s trauma within global agro-capitalism, Swarga reflects postcolonial environmental humanities, urging ethical accountability for multispecies precarity. The paper signifies the idea of planetary memory studies by bridging literary analysis and offering a blueprint for narratives that archive ecological violence and foster interspecies solidarity.