The Literature of disaster and ruin is wide and deep. Authors find hope in times of great upheaval by suggesting that chaos, in addition to its ill effects, offers many opportunities for transformation. In our age of great calamities when anthropogenic and other disasters take a heavy toll on humanity, this book wants to explore literary motifs across genres, which highlights human tryst with disaster, both real and imagined – narratives that chronicle the surge in community spirit and help us to reiterate our faith on civilizational ethos.