Nectar in a Sieve is a work of literature written in the mid 1900s. This work describes the effect that modernization and industrialization had on the farming families of India. During this time many traditional values had to be overturned by the people in order to keep up with the changing times. Many farmers lost their land and many people died of starvation due to bad harvests and inflating prices on goods. This novel specifically describes the life of a woman, Rukmani, and how her family

Imperialism in Nectar in a Sieve The characters in the book Nectar in a Sieve had to deal with Western imperialism and they had to adapt to the changing ideas associated with Western imperialism. Throughout the book Rukmani had to struggle with her beliefs and how to cope with these changes. From the beginning Rukmani coped with these changes, from culture to her way of life, until the end of the book where even then her life was not through being changed. In the first instance Rukmani had to

“There must always come times of hardship.” There are times of hardship, but there must be a decision: accept the change, or cry for help? This was a quote by Kamala Markandaya. She wrote the novel the Nectar in the Sieve. In the novel, Rukmani and Nathan married very young. They had seven kids: Ira, Arjun, Thambi, Murugan, Raja, Selvam, and Kuti. A white man, Kenny, helps her get pregnant with her first child. He comes back every so often with the idea of buildings. those are the important characters

The Road to Happiness is Not Paved in Gold When destitution, poverty, and loss plague the life of the characters in Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve one would expect money to be the biggest source of stability and happiness. However, if that path of thinking is followed, a re-reading of this book is recommended. Rukmani and the people around her have all struggled throughout their lives, yet they have all made a major contribution to her happiness and stability. The factors that have kept Rukmani

Analyzing Nectar in a Sieve Change: can it always be good or is it sometimes negative? In the novel Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya, a big change comes to a little Indian village. In Markandaya’s story, the narrator Rukmani reflects on her turbulent life in the village from being married at age twelve to when her husband Nathan passes away. The pair encounters many struggles and survives several natural disasters. Their normal lifestyle is disrupted by a rapid growth that turns the small village

In the novel, Nectar in a Sieve, the author, Kamala Markandaya creates various themes. One theme from the book is that tensions can be caused by modernization and industrial progress. This theme is highly prevalent throughout the story and broadens the reader’s outlook on modernization. Markandaya writes of a primitive village that is going through a severe change. Her ability to form a plethora of characters with different opinions, yet to share one main culture, helps highlight the tensions

Value of Suffering in Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve portrays its positive woman characters as ideal sufferers and nurturers. "[T]he cause of her suffering springs mainly from poverty and natural calamity. The women are from the rural sections of society. They are the daughters of the soil and have inherited age-old traditions which they do not question. Their courage lies in meek or at times cheerful way [sic] of facing poverty or calamity" [Meena Shirdwadkar

resilience and the ability to continue moving on regardless of the odds that one encounters. Nectar in a Sieve, a novel by Kamala Markandaya, takes place in an unknown town in rural India. The story follows the life of Rukmani who is the narrator and main protagonist of the story. Nectar in a Sieve was published in 1954, a couple years after India gained independence from Britain. Nectar in a Sieve very well portrays the power of the human spirit through the obstacles the tannery instigates for Rukmani

or eco critics endeavor to speak for nature and thereby try to understand and address the problems of human cohabitation with nature. It investigates how the artist utilizes nature literally and metaphorically. Markandaya’s debut novel Nectar in a Sieve, recoup and retrieve the mislaid connection between man and land. Her protagonist Rukmani like her, can be acknowledged as an ‘invisible environmentalist’ since both are skeptical to obdurate industrialization or urbanization and raise voice to preserve

Rejection and denial of one’s situation often hinders improvement. Conversely, acceptance allows improvement to occur; this is demonstrated by Rukmani, the protagonist of Kamala Markandaya’s novel, Nectar in a Sieve, who survives a stream of misfortunes by accepting, rather than denying, her situation. When she accepts misfortune as having occurred, she is able to seek for improvement. Through Rukmani’s plight and struggles, it is shown that in order to survive through periods of struggle and hardship