Paper Details

Nature inspires the men of letters. When they get fed up with the mechanical world, they get inspiration and solace from Nature. The great Indian writers like R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Ruskin Bond, Amitav Ghosh, Kamala Markanday, Arundhati Roy and Anita Desai have expressed their concern for the deteriorating condition of Nature. Modern man has been exploiting the Nature for the sake of material prosperity by using modern science and technology. The writers express their concern and protests through their characters in their writings. The paper aims to explore both the violent and caring nature of Nature for the individual who is fed up with the routine and materialistic life. Nature provides true peace and comfort but the man’s lust has made Her lose beauty and identity. Anita Desai’s famous novel Fire on The Mountain the winner of Sahitya Academy Award in 1978 projects the healing and soothing touch of Nature. On the other hand, it depicts the decadent pictures of Forest and mountain and their causes. The novel portrays the beautiful landscape of Kasauli, Carginano, the tall pine trees, the mountain, apricot trees, forest and the surroundings which provide better prospect of living to Nanda Kaul, the woman protagonist of the novel. It shows the affinity of a woman with Nature. The novelist’s concern for the decadent picture of calm and beautiful forest calls upon the readers and intellectuals to ponder over it.

Nature, exploitation, industrialization, mountain, loneliness.