Amitav Ghosh’s novel The Hungry Tide (2004) demonstrates a profound engagement with history—not as a static record of the past but as a dynamic force shaping contemporary identity, memory, and environment. This paper explores the historical sense embedded in the narrative, examining how Ghosh reconstructs forgotten events such as the Morichjhãpi massacre and uses personal memory, folklore, and myth to challenge conventional historical discourse. Through the interplay of history, place, and character, Ghosh cultivates an alternative historiography that emphasizes the voices of the marginalized and the fluid boundaries between past and present. This approach aligns with postcolonial and subaltern historical frameworks, offering a richer, more inclusive vision of historical consciousness in literature.

Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide, Historical Sense, Memory, Morichjhãpi Massacre, Postcolonial History, Subaltern, Narrative, Identity, Ecology