IntroductionAravind Adiga, in his first novel The White Tiger, which won the prestigious British Booker Prize in 2008, highlights the suffering of a subordinate protagonist of the 21st century century known as materialism. era. Through its subordinate protagonist Balram Halwai, it highlights the suffering of the working classes. This novel creates two different Indias in one “an India of Light and an India of Darkness” (Adiga, p. 14). The first represents prosperous India where everyone can dream of a healthy and comfortable life. The life of this 'shining India' is reflected through giant malls, flyovers, fast and furious lifestyle, neon lights, modern vehicles and numerous opportunities which create the hallucination that India is competing with Western countries and is not far from them. But, on the other hand, life thrives on poverty, food shortage, deadly diseases, inferiority, unemployment, exploitation and humiliation, homelessness and environmental degradation. in the India of darkness. Reflection of environmental degradation in The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. nothing other than the result of the dynamic interaction of socio-economic, institutional and technological activities. Environmental changes can be driven by many factors, including economic growth, population growth, urbanization, agricultural intensification, increased energy consumption and transportation. In the era of the industrial revolution and sustainable development, poverty remains a problem at the root of several environmental problems. The fundamental link between environmental degradation, poverty, and violent conflict has been an important theme contained in the literature on sustainable development and conflict resolution since the mid-20th century. Although some analysts argue that violence is not limited to the poor and deprived, many conclude from various studies that environmental devastation, poverty and conflict are inextricably linked. As a journalist with Times of India, Adiga traveled extensively to different places in India and revealed realities with his novel. Therefore, it depicts these realities in the novel through the story of Balram, who belongs to a poor and low caste shudra, who suffers in this materialistic era and his journey towards lightness from his native place Laxmangarh, located in the darkness of Jharkhand (India). , to the materialistic world of Delhi and Bangalore. He admits in the novel, “like all good stories; mine starts far from Banglore. You see, I am in the light now, but I was born and raised in darkness. (p.14) Adiga depicts the real picture of light India with the color of bitterness, conflict, cunning, corruption, murder and massive toxic traffic jams..