Title: Green Journeys, Blue Planet: Reconnecting Humanity to Habitat through Travel Literature Download

Author: Sahdev Jakhar

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Jakhar Sahdev, ”Green Journeys, Blue Planet: Reconnecting Humanity to Habitat through Travel Literature”, Published in GYANVIVIDHA, ISSN: 3048-4537, Volume-2 | Issue-1 , Jan.-March 2025, Page No. :-48-57. URL: https://journal.gyanvividha.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sahdev-jakhar-Gyanvividha-vol2-issue-1ISSN-3048-4537-Jan.-March-2025-pp48-57.pdf

Abstract : This research paper explores the transformative potential of travel literature to reconnect humankind with its natural and cultural habitats. Integrating ecocriticism with an analysis of classic and contemporary travel narratives, it studies how storytelling could cultivate ecological awareness, empathy and sense of responsibility to maintain the planet(s) for the long run. The study examines the historical development of vagrant writing, including books of reflection like Thoreau’s Walden and Carson’s Silent Spring, alongside contemporary narratives like Ghosh’s The Great Derangement and Lopez’s Arctic Dreams. These works point to the aesthetic beauty of natural landscapes, the delicate balance within ecosystems, and the pressing need to confront environmental crises.

Eco-sustainable principles and global standards set up by UNESCO and UNWTO had also been used to contribute throughout the paper at the intersection of travel literature and sustainability. Travel narratives promote sustainable practices by encouraging readers and policymakers to improve their practices. The interplay of native wisdom and its ethical narration in this process is being carefully

scrutinised as the paper positions literary works as valuable witness devices to the vanishing folk customs and to intensify cultural awareness.

The romanticization of the natural world, commodification of ecoliteracy, and invisibility of diverse voices are among the challenges discussed. The search for a more effective mode is made with Emerging Trends: Digital Storytelling, and Climate Fiction. However, this paper positions travel literature as an important discourse that reconnects humanity with the “Blue Planet” and can enhance the continuum from awareness to actions for sustainability.

Keywords : transformative potential, cultural habitats, Integrating ecocriticism, travel narratives, ecological awareness, environmental crises, sustainability.

Publication Details:

Journal : GYANVIVIDHA (ज्ञानविविधा)

ISSN : 3048-4537 (Online)

Published In : Volume-2 | Issue-1, Jan.-March 2025

Page Number(s) : 48-57

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 Mrs Anubha Chaudhary | https://journal.gyanvividha.com | E-ISSN 3048-4537