ENVISIONING A FEMINIST ECOTOPIA: REIMAGINING GENDER AND NATURE IN MAMANG DAI’S STUPID CUPID

Abstract

This paper aims to challenge Ecotopia, a term that draws attention to the root word connection between utopia and ecologism. It stresses how important it is to have a healthy relationship with nature in a perfect society where everyone has the same rights. Feminist ecotopia suggests taking apart and rebuilding a green ideal society based on gender. Mamang Dai's ecotopian novel Stupid Cupid (2009) looks at how ecologism and utopia are connected. Many parts of this novel organization have an ecotopian feel to them, and the story itself is mostly about making society better. Ideological theories that back materialist and dominating male ideas are challenged and subverted by Dai's idea of paradise and ecology. The paper examines the protagonist's journey from her birthplace in the hills and mountains of Arunachal Pradesh to her new home in Delhi. Adna and her female friends' struggles to adapt to life in the city and her successful establishment of a guest house for friends and lovers sheds light on the challenges women face in navigating ecological spaces and carving out a space for themselves in a male-dominated society.