Gandhi, Guattari and the Decolonization of the Anthropocene

This article examines the relevance of Guattari’s ecosophy and Gandhi’s ecophilosophy to provide an ontological response environmental (in)justice in Indian subcontinent context Anthropogenic climate change. Considering what it signifies live Anthropocene, engages with Guattarian idea emancipation Gandhian concept swaraj understand ethics justice new regime. Through these intellectual encounters, this develops framework for addressing question human agency Anthropocene considering long history decolonization South Asia which was largely shaped by swaraj. To facilitate engagement across diverse philosophical cultures purpose decolonizing seeks possible points alliance between ecophilosophy. cross-cultural conversation becomes pertinent when neoliberal capitalism is radically transforming lives landscapes planet, reconfiguring registers Guattari (2000) has called three ecologies: namely those environment, social relations subjectivity. confluence ideas unveils how ecologies both humans nonhumans are globally reconfigured according logic capitalism. Therefore, conjoin anthropogenic Reflecting on help would us detrimental effects colonial Anthropocene. The condition Global still deeply colonial, marked economic inequality injustice. engaging Gandhi a task radical ecological imagination. elaborates project vision drawing their contributions.