![]() ![]() ![]() The British introduced an educational system that allowed many Indians to explore the importance of justice and freedom. Ruku’s literacy also points to reforms in India launched during the colonial period. Such is the case with the arrival of the tannery in Rukmani’s village, and the decision of her sons to leave the land for work of a different nature. ![]() Many traditions in India were eroded by British rule, and the developments brought upon by the industrial revolution lured many young Indians away from their traditional roles to participate in a new economy. ![]() She published Nectar in a Sieve in 1954, seven years after India gained colonial independence from Britain. India’s political situation isn’t explicitly discussed, but there is enough to glean that Markandaya is writing about the changing political and economic situation in her country. We see these often controversial issues addressed by the protagonist, Rukmani (who is also called Ruku). Though the book meticulously avoids specifics about the time and place of the story, some context clues give us a sense that the work is an exploration of socioeconomic and political issues in the novelist’s contemporary India. This narrative focuses on the story of one woman living in poverty in rural India during a time of great change. Nectar in a Sieve is Kamala Markandaya’s first published novel. ![]()
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