The novel Sea of ​​Poppies by Amitav Ghosh is a depiction of colonialism and its effects on the environment. The novel deals with the cultivation of opium and its harmful effects on the lives of populations and the environment. In my article, I will discuss the changes that occur due to opium cultivation and how its addiction leads to the death of Hukum Singh. The British forced people to grow opium in their fields. Opium affects the normal behavior of birds, animals, and insects in the novel. The novel gives us an insight into how colonialism destroyed the country's ecosystem in the 19th century. The portrayal of a French botanist as deputy curator of the Calcutta Botanical Garden does little for the conservation of native plants compared to the destruction caused by colonial rule. But the character of Paulette is an example of a child of nature in the novel. The importance of plant seeds in the lives of human beings is highlighted in the novel. They are considered assets by the female characters like Deeti and Sarju for their future. The Ganga River is presented as the lifeline of the inhabitants of Bihar in Calcutta, it is considered sacred by the population. In the novel, it is the spiritual power of the river that gives Deeti a vision of her future. Ghosh attempted to show the loss of natural habitat during colonial rule in India. Keywords: ecology, Ganga, opium, nature, seeds. About the Author: Amitav Ghosh was born in Kolkata in 1956. He is one of India's leading writers. in English that interweaves nature with experience and history. His works show an interaction between nature and humans. He has published numerous fictions such as Le Cercle de la Raison (1986), Les Lignes d'Ombre (1988), Dans Un......middle of paper......from the writer to the readers of the novel to be a part of nature and should not try to control it. Ghosh attempted to depict the ill effects of colonial rule in India during the 19th century. Opium cultivation has destroyed the ecological balance of nature; he stopped growing food crops. This has led to hunger, migration and environmental degradation. He tried to show that each crop has its own importance and when grown in excess, it creates an imbalance in the ecology. Works Cited Cheryll, Glotfelty and Fromm, Harold. The reader of ecological criticism: benchmarks of literary ecology. Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1996. Print.Ghosh, Amitav. Sea of ​​poppies. New Delhi: Penguin Group, 2008. Print.Nayar, Pramod K. Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: From Structuralism to Ecocriticism. New Delhi: Pearson, 2010. Print.