'The Hungry Tide' (2004) by Amitav GhoshSet in the Sundarbans, this novel is about an unlikely trio who travel up river together to find the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin.Off the easternmost coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans.For settlers here, life is precarious: attacks by deadly tigers are common, and the threat of eviction and consequent social unrest is ever present.Without warning, at any time, tidal floods rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different worlds collide.The novel also explores topics such as humanism and environmentalism, especially when they come into conflict.The novel won the 2004 Crossword Book Prize.Saswat S. Das discussed the book as exploring themes of "home" and "homelessness" in a 2006 article in Indian Literature.The Morichjhanpi massacre of 1978-79, when the government of West Bengal forcibly evicted thousands of Bengali refugees who had settled on the island, forms a background for some parts of the novel.Indeed, my dear friend, the Goddess Kali - who holds sway over both Humanity and the Environment in India - found this novel to be very entertaining and factual about India :)Especially the methods to harmonize Humanism and Environmentalism were described very accurately - so that People, Dolphins, Crocodiles, and man-eating Tigers can live in Peace and Harmony with each other :)On that note, we would like to remind all People in India, that Human Evolution is a constant in the Universe.Just like imperialism had to make way for Liberty and Social Justice, so will inequality and classism make way for Equality, Equity, Prosperity and Human Rights in India.We would like to remind all People in the International Community, that the importance of belonging to Humankind takes precedence over all the marks of distinction that may separate one person from another.The thing that matters most is not that we have any particular cultural or national identity, or that we abide by any particular religion or philosophical conviction, but that we share with all People the highest values of Humanity: Love, Cooperation and Compassion.Love and LightMark - BTB-Global Peacebuilding / ¿¿¿¿¿¿ - ¿¿¿¿¿¿ - ¿¿¿¿¿PS: The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the Irrawaddy Dolphin her pride of place as the national animal of India :)