Manifasted Environmental Thought in Annadamangalkavya of Bharatchandra Raygunakar/কবি ভারতচন্দ্র রায়গুণাকরের অন্নদামঙ্গলে উদ্ভাসিত পরিবেশ ভাবনা

Abstract

Bengali poet ‘Bharatchandra Raygunakar’ was one of the greatest poets of the medieval era. He wrote the poetry book, name 'Annadamangal'. Although ‘Bharatchandra Raygunakar’ was a medieval man, he was a modern-minded person. The concept of 'eco-text' is a product of modern times. But there are some hints of it in ‘Bharatchandra Raygunakar's book 'Annadamangal'. It is surprising to us that an 18th century poet would make such allusions to Ecology, Ecosystem, food chain etc. Poet ‘Bharatchandra’ was an environmentally conscious poet. He was passionate about preserving the elements of the environment. In his book ‘Annadamangal’, Goddess mother Annapurna is the mother of all nature. She fills the entire world. She gives food. She protects every living being in the world. She is the mother of the universe. In the present world, which is plagued by pollution, the main mantra of environmental thinking is to maintain the balance of the environment, that is, the natural environment. In such a beautiful description of nature in the poem ‘Annadamangal’, all the elements of the known natural environment, such as plants, animals and birds, together create a healthy, beautiful and well-structured natural environment, as well as maintaining the balance and beauty of the environment. The creator of all this stable environment is Goddess Annapurna. Goddess Annapurna is the mother of the universe. This is what the scriptures say. ‘Bharatchandra’ established her in the image of the welfare of the larger world. The land where Annapurna resides was built, keeping everyone in mind, not at the expense of destroying the great nature.