Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Amitav Ghosh's New Novel Ghost-Eye Explores Food, Myth & Memory
Amitav Ghosh, a famous author, has written a new book called Ghost-Eye.
It's about a little girl who remembers her past life and starts eating fish, which is unusual for her family.
The story talks about food, family, and how the environment is changing.
The author believes that stories and folklore are important ways of understanding the world, just like science.
He also thinks that the way we treat nature is connected to our beliefs and culture.
The book is set in Calcutta and the Sundarbans, places that have inspired the author's work.
Amitav Ghosh's new novel Ghost-Eye explores themes of reincarnation, food, and climate change.
The story revolves around a three-year-old girl, Varsha Gupta, who starts demanding fish and rice, leading to a series of events.
Ghosh discusses the role of myth and folklore as forms of reason and their importance in understanding complex ecologies.
The novel is part of an unintended trilogy set in the Sundarbans, a landscape that deeply influences the author's imagination.
Ghosh's love for cooking and food connects him to the environment and is a central theme in the novel.
- Who
- Amitav Ghosh, author of Ghost-Eye
- What
- A novel exploring reincarnation, food, and climate change
- When
- Present, with references to the 1960s and '70s in Calcutta
- Where
- Calcutta and Sundarbans
- Why
- To explore the interconnectedness of food, memory, and environmental change
- Author
- Amitav Ghosh
- Book Title
- Ghost-Eye
- Central Theme
- Reincarnation, Food, Climate Change
- Setting
- Calcutta and Sundarbans
- Author's Background
- Jnanpith Award winner, known for works on climate change
- Key Character
- Varsha Gupta
- Author's Inspiration
- Sundarbans, Calcutta's cultural history
- Author's View on Reason
- Folklore and myth as other forms of knowledge