International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 2 8 2013 August 14 Changing Equation between Man and Environment in India’s North East: A Sociological Analysis 42 47 EN MohamadDiah Nurazzura 1 Mohamad Diah Department of Sociology and Anthropology, KIRKHS, International Islamic University Malaysia, MALAYSIA Karunanidhi S. 1 Department of Psychology, University of Madras, Chennai, INDIA Chitra T. 2 Consultant Psychologist, o. No. 23a, n. No. 105a, Sivan Koil Street, Kodambakkam, Chennai, INDIA Kumari Meena 1 M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana INDIA Purkayastha Subrata 1 Department of Geography, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. Meghalaya, INDIA Zulfiqar Shah 1 Inter-disciplinary Research, IASE Deemed University, Sardar Shahar, Rajasthan, INDIA Badal Sarkar 1 Dept. of Political Science, University of Gour Banga, Malda PO-Mokdumpur, Dist- West Bengal, INDIA Bhattacharjee Jhimli 1 Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, INDIA > Research Article 2013 7 12 2013 August 14 The paper tries to look at the disruption of man- environment relationship in north eastern part of India. A Marxist approach has been attempted to understand the reason for such kind of disruption. The region is found to come under British Empire which gradually led to the degradation of its ecological set up. The paper also expresses the perpetuation of same policy in post independence period by the independent government of India which has led to the further deterioration of the situation. Copyright@ International Science Community Association