Virtual Teachers' Day 2026

 🌼 HAPPY TEACHER’S DAY 🌼

This blog is created as part of the collective memory of the Teacher’s Day Celebration. On 5th September 2026, the Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University (MKBU), organized a virtual celebration. As part of this celebration, I prepared a video essay on the topic “Who Melted the Himalayas?”: Climate Change, Colonialism and the Unequal Anthropocene.

In this video, I explore how climate change cannot be understood simply as a shared “human” problem. The video examines the unequal relationship between climate crisis, colonial history, globalization, extraction, and environmental injustice. It also looks at how the consequences of climate change are disproportionately experienced by communities and countries that have contributed far less to the global carbon economy.

In this video, I have discussed:

1. The Anthropocene and the Climate Crisis

An introduction to the idea of the Anthropocene and a critical examination of the assumption that humanity is equally responsible for the climate crisis.

2. Colonialism, Globalization and Environmental Inequality

An exploration of how colonial patterns of extraction have continued through globalization and how economic power shapes environmental consequences.

3. The Himalayas and the Question of Responsibility

A closer look at the Himalayan region and the relationship between climate change, development, global capital, and environmental vulnerability.

4. Assam, Bangladesh and Nepal: Case Studies of Unequal Climate Impact

The video examines flooding in Assam, rising sea levels and displacement in Bangladesh, and glacier loss and climate-related disasters in Nepal.

5. Climate Change as Slow and Unequal Violence

Drawing on the idea of “spatial amnesia,” the video considers how environmental disasters can be separated from the historical processes that produced unequal vulnerability.

6. The Global Pattern of Climate Injustice

The discussion extends beyond South Asia to Pakistan and the Horn of Africa, showing how countries with comparatively low historical emissions can experience devastating climate consequences.

7. Literature, Climate Change and Globalization

The video also connects environmental crisis with literature, referring to writers such as Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, and Aravind Adiga, whose works engage with migration, displacement, globalization, and environmental realities.

8. Rethinking the Anthropocene

Finally, the video questions the idea of a single, equal human responsibility and asks us to consider the historical structures of colonialism, capitalism, extraction, and unequal responsibility behind the present climate crisis.

This is the YouTube Video which I made:

🎬 “Who Melted the Himalayas?”: Climate Change, Colonialism and the Unequal Anthropocene

I have also prepared a 20 Marks Quiz related to the video lesson. You can appear in the quiz by clicking here. The quiz is designed to help you reflect on the major arguments, concepts, case studies, and literary connections discussed in the video. After completion of the quiz, you will receive a certificate.

🎯   Quiz             

I have also created an interactive video lesson using TED-Ed based on the same topic. Through this lesson, learners can further explore the relationship between climate change, colonialism, globalization, and environmental inequality. You can visit the lesson by following this link:

🌐 TED-Ed Lesson

THANK YOU!!! 🌼

On this special occasion of Teacher’s Day, I sincerely thank all my respected teachers for their constant guidance, encouragement, support, and inspiration. Their teaching has encouraged me not only to study literature but also to question, explore, connect ideas, and look at contemporary issues through a critical lens.

This video is also a small reflection of that learning journey where literature, theory, history, and contemporary environmental concerns come together to create meaningful academic engagement.

I am truly grateful to all my teachers for inspiring us to go beyond textbooks, ask difficult questions, and understand the world with greater awareness and critical thinking.

🌼Wishing all my respected teachers a very Happy Teacher’s Day! 🌼

Thank you for being the inspiration behind every question we ask, every idea we explore, and every lesson we carry forward. ✨📚