Locations of environmental marginalisation and resistance: mapping environmental movements in India

Title

Locations of environmental marginalisation and resistance: mapping environmental movements in India

Creator

Jayalakshmi, E.; Shalini, M.

Description

This paper intends to revisit some of the environmental movements in India to examine how environmental exploitation intersects with the social locations of those affected, drawing on insights from prominent environmentalists and historians like Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha. Their work underscores that environmental movements in India often come from the grassroots, driven by the poor. In countries like India, socio-economic marginalisation and poverty intensify the impact of environmental degradation on the poor. Moreover, the concept of development in India remains largely detached from social welfare. Similarly, the compensations for the displacement and other damages caused by unsustainable development are also highly influenced by social hierarchies like caste. The significant involvement of participant protesters from socially and economically marginalised communities in both historical and ongoing environmental movements highlights their vulnerability and underscores the deep-seated inequalities they confront. Their active participation reflects not only their struggle against environmental degradation but also their fight to reclaim and protect their lost land. 2025 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Source

Local Environment;

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

Routledge

Subject

economic growth; environmental degradation; environmental movement; Maldevelopment; marginalisation

Coverage

Jayalakshmi E., Dept. of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be) University, Delhi NCR, India; Shalini M., Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISSN: 13549839;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2025.2596710

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