Authors : Varde Hirenkumar Balavatbhai
Page Nos : 150-154
Description :
The text under consideration is, Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya and perusal of the novel tells us about the transition that took place in rural are as of India as endorsed by Industrialisation that led to the disintegration of cultural norm in which the central character, who is also narrator, Rukmani ocupies our brain as well as heart because of her
ability to accept and endure changes in the life. She is the centrifugal force providing sap to the aspects of the novel and helping it to grow with firmness. The whole story is about hers and her family’s struggle for survival and their persistent battle against much misfortune and poverty. Though the plot is simple, it is realistic and has many connotations and make us ponder in depth about the happenings. As the younger daughter of the village-headman, Rukmani is married to Nathan who is quite contrary to her expectation, a landless tenant farmer. Rukmani is shocked because of the adulteryof her husband.
