Reclaiming Narratives: Identity, Environment, and Resistance in Indian Literary Studies Beyond

Reclaiming Narratives: Identity, Environment, and Resistance in Indian Literary Studies and Beyond brings together select papers from the 18th International and 54th Annual ELTAI Conference, Exploring Languages and Literatures for Evolving Pedagogical Practices. The volume presents twenty-three incisive studies that traverse ecocriticism, postcolonialism, feminism, and cultural studies, illustrating how literature functions as a site of identity, resistance, and renewal. With a special focus on Northeast Indian writing, the collection amplifies voices that have historically remained peripheral to mainstream Indian literary discourse. From ecological consciousness and indigenous storytelling to gendered identities and biopolitics, the essays engage a range of texts and theoretical frameworks to reveal the intersections of culture, nature, and power. This interdisciplinary volume will engage scholars, researchers, and teachers of literature who seek to understand how Indian literary studies continues to evolve as a space of critique, reclamation, and transformative thought.