#AmitavGhosh is an award-winning writer of such acclaimed works as The Circle of Reason and the Ibis trilogy. In this conversation with Meghnad S at #NLRecess he discusses his upcoming ecological fable, Jungle Nama. <br /><br />Set in the #Sunderbans, Bengal, and based on local folklore, Jungle Nama has a strong emphasis on the environment. Why? “Modern literature has become so shut off from the natural world and I think that is actually creating a huge disaster for the modern world and made us insensitive to our surroundings,” Ghosh explains.<br /><br />He talks about the evident effects of climate change in the Sunderbans, and the natural disasters that have taken place in and around it. <br /><br />Watch the full interview: http://bit.ly/NLInterviewAmitavGhosh<br /><br />To be part of #NLRecess, make sure you subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=social<br /><br />To watch this and many more videos, click on http://www.newslaundry.com/<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
