The power of the ineffable
… review of “The Nutmeg’s Curse” by Amitav Ghosh

The central thesis of Amitav Ghosh’s latest offering, “The Nutmeg’s curse” is on the power of the spirit of a place it exerts on the humanity and how places make humans, who, in turn, are enmeshed and incorporated within it. This is where the power of the indigenous and the naturalist when he “listens” to the place, and makes one open to the “spirit” of the place. This…