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| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandaya, 2018-10-11 “This Is a Novel to Retain in Your Heart and Library” —Milwaukee Journal In the sun-baked fields of rural India, Rukmani and Nathan toil side by side, their love woven into the very fabric of the land. Their days are marked by the rhythm of seasons—the planting of rice saplings, the monsoon rains that breathe life into parched soil, and the harvest that sustains their family. But life is not idyllic. Famine stalks the village, and hunger gnaws at their bellies. Rukmani clings to hope, her spirit unyielding even as the world shifts around her. She witnesses the encroachment of modernity—the distant hum of factories, the allure of city lights—and wonders if progress will bring salvation or destruction. As Rukmani’s children grow, so do their dreams. Selvam, the eldest, seeks education beyond the village; Irawaddy, the daughter, yearns for love and security. Through it all, Rukmani remains the heart of their home, her hands stained with the colors of life—earth, blood, and sweat. Nectar in a Sieve is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Kamala Markandaya’s prose weaves a tapestry of love, loss, and endurance. Amidst the harsh realities of poverty and change, Rukmani’s unwavering love for Nathan becomes a beacon—a nectar that sustains them through hardship. “An elemental book. It has something better than power, the truth of distilled experience.” —New York Herald Tribune “Unique in poetic beauty, in classically restrained and controlled tragedy.”—Dorothy Canfield Fisher, noted author and critic “Will wring your hearts.”—Associated Press “A superb job in telling her story.”—Christian Science Monitor |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandaya, 1954 |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandaya, 2018-10-11 “This Is a Novel to Retain in Your Heart and Library” —Milwaukee Journal In the sun-baked fields of rural India, Rukmani and Nathan toil side by side, their love woven into the very fabric of the land. Their days are marked by the rhythm of seasons—the planting of rice saplings, the monsoon rains that breathe life into parched soil, and the harvest that sustains their family. But life is not idyllic. Famine stalks the village, and hunger gnaws at their bellies. Rukmani clings to hope, her spirit unyielding even as the world shifts around her. She witnesses the encroachment of modernity—the distant hum of factories, the allure of city lights—and wonders if progress will bring salvation or destruction. As Rukmani’s children grow, so do their dreams. Selvam, the eldest, seeks education beyond the village; Irawaddy, the daughter, yearns for love and security. Through it all, Rukmani remains the heart of their home, her hands stained with the colors of life—earth, blood, and sweat. Nectar in a Sieve is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Kamala Markandaya’s prose weaves a tapestry of love, loss, and endurance. Amidst the harsh realities of poverty and change, Rukmani’s unwavering love for Nathan becomes a beacon—a nectar that sustains them through hardship. “An elemental book. It has something better than power, the truth of distilled experience.” —New York Herald Tribune “Unique in poetic beauty, in classically restrained and controlled tragedy.”—Dorothy Canfield Fisher, noted author and critic “Will wring your hearts.”—Associated Press “A superb job in telling her story.”—Christian Science Monitor |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Guide, The (Modern Classics) R.K. Narayan, 2010-12 ‘The best of R.K. Narayan’s enchanting novels’—The New Yorker Raju, a corrupt tourist guide, together with his lover, the dancer Rosie, leads a prosperous life before he is thrown into prison. After release he rests on the steps of an abandoned temple when a peasant passing by mistakes him for a holy man. Slowly, almost reluctantly, he begins to play the part, acting as a spiritual guide to the village community. Raju’s holiness is put to the test when a drought strikes the village, and he is asked to fast for twelve days to summon the rains. Set in Narayan’s fictional town, Malgudi, The Guide is the greatest of his comedies of self-deception. ‘A brilliant accomplishment … Narayan is the compassionate man who can write of human life as comedy’—The New York Times Book Review ‘Narayan is such a natural writer, so true to his experience and emotions’—V.S. Naipaul |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: A Handful of Rice Kamala Markandaya, 1966 Kamala Markandaya, whose Nectar in a Sieve (1955) was a miniature epic about India's poor, returns to the earlier concerns of that book in A Handful of Rice. Ravi is a village son who has left his desolate, destitute home for the promise of the city. There he falls into the company of similarly rootless young men, presided over by the wily city boy, Damodar, who appears fitfully through the book as a seducer to criminal and get-rich-quick schemes which Damodar is clever enough to survive and thrive by. By a chance misdeed, Ravi becomes acquainted with the tailor Apu and his family; Apu's daughter Nalini wins his heart and brings him from the streets into the already crowded household, first as Apu's apprentice, then his son-in-law. The author recreates the life of the respectable poor with moving fidelity as they face the problems of food, illness, unemployment. When Apu dies, the still rebellious but worn Ravi, now a father of three and head of the household, cannot keep his customers. After the death of his son, he reverts to the street, but Damodar now discards him as unfit for dangerous enterprises, and he ends storming the rice supplies with the mob. A portrait in poverty, which is part of the history of our times. It is less compelling than the earlier book as a novel while managing the same concerned compassion.--Kirkus |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Dark Holds No Terrors Shashi Deshpande, 2000-10-14 Why are you still alive-why didn't you die?' Years on, Sarita still remembers her mother's bitter words uttered when as a little girl she was unable to save her younger brother from drowning. Now, her mother is dead and Sarita returns to the family home, ostensibly to take care of her father, but in reality to escape the nightmarish brutality her husband inflicts on her every night. In the quiet of her old father's company Sarita reflects on the events of her life: her stultifying small town childhood, her domineering mother, her marriage to the charismatic young poet Mahohar. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Two Virgins Kamala Markandaya, 2010 About the Book : - She tossed and turned, her body an alien creature full of strange, strong impulses beyond her control. Saroja lives in a village with her parents, aunt and beautiful elder sister Lalitha. Saroja s life is uncomplicated, and simple things give her joy like the birth of a calf or a taste of one of Chingleput s sweets. Lalitha, on the other hand, believes she is too good for the village. Ambitious and spoilt, she has dreams of being a movie star that are fulfilled when a film-maker casts her in his documentary on village life. Overnight Lalitha becomes the talk of the town; her latent sexuality manifests itself and she uses her elevated status to her advantage. Basking in Lalitha s reflected glory Saroja tries to imitate her womanly wiles, which results in confused ideas about sexuality and ambition. But when the family is faced with a scandal,Saroja emerges with a practical outlook on life. About the Author : - Kamala Markandaya (1924 2004) was born in Mysore. She studied history at Madras University and later worked for a small progressive magazine before moving to London in 1948 in pursuit of a career in journalism. There she began writing her novels; Nectar in a Sieve was the first of ten to be published in her lifetime. Nectar in a Sieve and A Handful of Rice continue to be taught in universities in India and abroad. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Coffer Dams Kamala Markandaya, 2008 The Coffer Dams Is An Absorbing Tale About Mechanical Strength And Spiritual Weakness, Physical Certainties And Moral Doubts. It Is Set In Modern India But The Conflict Of Values At Its Heart Is Universal John Masters Clinton, Founder And Head Of A Firm Of International Construction Engineers, Arrives In India To Build A Dam, Bringing With Him His Young Wife, Helen, And A Strong Team Of Aides And Skilled Men. They Are Faced With A Formidable Project, Which Involves Working In Daunting Mountain And Jungle Terrain, Within A Time Schedule Dictated By The Extreme Tropical Weather. Inevitable Setbacks Occur; Accidents And Friction Among The Mixed Labour Force Present Further Complications. But To Clinton The Building Of The Dam Is More Than A Challenge; It Is An Obsession Not, However, Shared By Helen. Appalled By Her Husband S Concern With Structures Rather Than With Men, She Turns To The Local Indian Tribesmen, Finding In Them The Human Values She Finds Lacking In The British Camp. With Relations Between The Clintons Becoming Increasingly Raw-Edged, The First Rains Fall And, As The Torrents Sweep The Valley And The Level Of The River Rises, So Does The Tension In The Beleaguered Camp. The Vital Question Looms: To Breach The Coffer Dams, Or Allow Them To Stand, Thereby Placing The Lives Of The Tribesmen In Jeopardy. It Is A Fundamental Question That Splits The Camp Exposing The Lingering Prejudices Of A Bygone Colonial Era. First Published In 1969, The Coffer Dams Is Vintage Kamala Markandaya, A Pioneer Who Influenced Many Indian Writers In English. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: A Silence of Desire Kamala Markandaya, 2009 He Was Not Himself Because His Wife Was Not Herself, Because In Marriage You Acted And Reacted One Upon The Other, However Much You Wished It Otherwise, And Whether You Wanted To Or No. Dandekar Is A Routine-Bound Government Clerk Who Is Able To Provide His Family With A Comfortable Life. But His Ordered Existence Is Thrown Off Course When, One Day, He Comes Home From Work To Find His Wife, Sarojini, Missing. On Her Return She Gives Him An Excuse For Her Disappearance Which He Realizes Is A Lie, Further Rousing His Suspicions. Doubt And Mistrust Plague Him And He Puts His Career In Jeopardy When He Begins To Trail Sarojini In The Hope That He Might Find Her With Another Man. But When He Stumbles Across The Truth He Gets More Than He Bargained For. In A Silence Of Desire Kamala Markandaya Explores The Tension Between The East And The West Between Superstition And Science, Faith And Reason, Tradition And Progress In A Profound Manner. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Small Remedies Shashi Deshpande, 2001 Shashi Deshpande's latest novel explores the lives of two women, one obsessed with music and the other a passionate believer in Communism, who break away from their families to seek fulfilment in public life. Savitribai Indorekar, born into an orthodox Hindu family, elopes with her Muslim lover and accompanist, Ghulaam Saab, to pursue a career in music. Gentle, strong-willed Leela, on the other hand, gives her life to the Party, and to working with the factory workers of Bombay. Fifty years after these events have been set in motion, Madhu, Leela's niece, travels to Bhavanipur, Savitribai's home in her last years, to write a biography of Bai. Caught in her own despair over the loss of her only son. Madhu tries to make sense of the lives of Bai and those around her, and in doing so, seeks to find a way out of her own grief. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Thousand Pieces of Gold Ruthanne Lum McCunn, 2015-07-21 The extraordinary biographical novel about a Chinese-American woman who fought for independence and dignity in the American West—“an important contribution to the history of pioneer women” (Ms. Magazine) Lalu Nathoy’s father called his thirteen-year-old daughter his treasure, his “thousand pieces of gold”—yet when famine strikes northern China in 1871, he is forced to sell her. Polly, as Lalu is later called, is sold to a brothel, sold again to a slave merchant bound for America, auctioned to a saloonkeeper, and offered as a prize in a poker game. With over a quarter of a million copies sold, Thousand Pieces of Gold is a classic of biographical historical fiction that stars an unforgettable Chinese-American heroine whose struggles put a human face on the anti-immigration policies of the past and present. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandaya, 2013-10 This is a new release of the original 1955 edition. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: In the Castle of My Skin George Lamming, 2017-05-25 'They won't know you, the you that's hidden somewhere in the castle of your skin' Nine-year-old G. leads a life of quiet mischief crab catching, teasing preachers and playing among the pumpkin vines. His sleepy fishing village in 1930s Barbados is overseen by the English landlord who lives on the hill, just as their 'Little England' is watched over by the Mother Country. Yet gradually, G. finds himself awakening to the violence and injustice that lurk beneath the apparent order of things. As the world he knows begins to crumble, revealing the bruising secret at its heart, he is spurred ever closer to a life-changing decision. Lyrical and unsettling, George Lamming's autobiographical coming-of-age novel is a story of tragic innocence amid the collapse of colonial rule. 'Rich and riotous' The Times 'Its poetic imaginative writing has never been surpassed' Tribune |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Five Famous Fairy Tales Michael West, D. K. Swan, 1987 The White Birds; The Fisherman and the Giant; The Glass Box; The Prince and his Servants; The Table, the Donkey and the Stick. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Hints For Self Culture Lala Har Dayal, 1977-01-01 Man S Personality Needs Growth And Development In Its Four Different Aspects Namely: Intellectual, Physical, Aesthetic And Ethical. Through These Four Facets Of Life, The Author Disseminates The Message Of Rationalism For The Young Men And Women Of All Countries. These Short Hints On Self-Culture Addresses You To Make Best Use Of Your Life And Helps You To Build Your Personality As A Free And Cultured Citizen. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Cherry Tree Ruskin Bond, 2012-11-15 Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight—the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree! This beautifully illustrated edition brings alive the magical charm of one of Ruskin Bond’s most unforgettable tales. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Nowhere Man Kamala Markandaya, 2019-07-11 The Nowhere Man is an intricate, perceptive tragedy of alienation centered around the violent racism sparked by Britain's post-war immigration drive. Srinivas, an elderly Brahmin, has been living in south London suburb for 30 years. After the death of his son, and later his wife, this lonely man is befriended by an Englishwoman in her sixties, whom he takes into his home. The two form a deep and abiding relationship. But the haven they have created for themselves proves to be a fragile one. Racist violence enters their world and Srinivas's life changes irrevocably--as does his dream of England as a country of tolerance and equality. First published in 1972, The Nowhere Man depicts a London convulsed by fear and bitterness. Truly shocking, The Nowhere Man is as relevant today as when it was first published almost 50 years ago. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Nectar in a Sieve Kamala Markandaya, 2010-12-07 This riveting social portrait of India tells the story of a peasant woman in a primitive village whose whole life was a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loved |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Bombay Tiger Kamala Markandaya, 2009-06-08 Kamala Markandaya, author of the classic Nectar in a Sieve, published ten novels in all, the last of which appeared in 1982. For the next two decades, till her death in 2004, she lived a life of near anonymity in the outskirts of London. But she hadn’t stopped writing; shortly after her death, her daughter discovered the finished typescript of a new, unpublished novel: The Catalyst: Alias, Bombay Tiger. Set in the 1980s, Bombay Tiger tells the story of Ganguli—mercurial and larger-than-life—who arrives in Bombay with little more than ruthless ambition, and becomes the city’s biggest industrialist. A Citizen Kane-like figure—destined to become one of the most memorable protagonists in Indian fiction—Ganguli is emblematic of a changing India, post the era of high socialism, beginning to be transformed by private enterprise. This sweeping novel, poignant and comic by turns, traces his dramatic rise and fall, his loves and losses, and his eventual redemption. Gloriously rich in incident and character and marked by Markandaya’s deep humanity, Bombay Tiger is the work of a major writer at the height of her powers. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Golden Honeycomb Kamala Markandaya, 2013-07-20 Prince Rabi, the fiercely proud heir to the throne of Devapur, and Sophie, the headstrong daughter of the British Resident, have known each other from childhood. Growing up in a world fraught with political intrigue and divided loyalties, both were aware of the troubled alliance that existed between the British and the Indians—and of the boundary between them that they were forbidden to cross. But all this changes one night when, during the revelries of a village festival, the two find themselves passionately drawn to each other. Realizing what is at stake, the lovers dare to defy every rule of class and race—only to find themselves torn apart on the crossroads of desire and destiny. Panoramic in its sweep and intimate in its portrayal of human relationships, The Golden Honeycomb is an epic love story set against the splendour and turbulence of the British Raj and the growing struggle for Indian independence. |
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| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Pleasure City Kamala Markandaya, 2011-10-15 An unlikely friendship helps create beauty and luxury in a coastal paradise. When British multinational AIDCORP lands a project to build a tourist complex—Shalimar—in a coastal village in south India, Mr Tully, one of the directors, arrives at the village to oversee the construction. There he meets Rikki, an orphaned fisher boy, and a deep and abiding friendship arises between the two, notwithstanding the gulf between their lives. The fisher community is torn when half the fishermen begin to work with the company, leaving the other half to suffer from a shrinking catch. Rikki must find a way to pay off his parents’ debt, but he cannot abandon his life near the sea. Thanks to his fluent English, learned from an old English couple who used to live in the village, he begins to work for Tully. Though they come from vastly different worlds, Tully and Rikki learn to accept and value each other: a human relationship forged from the shared human need for goodwill, affection and understanding. It is with the help of this alliance of mutual respect that Shalimar is successfully built, and Tully manages to restore Avalon, a mansion his grandfather built in the area. Pleasure City explores the issues of the interaction between East and West, native tradition and imported technology, in the context of the scientific and technical development of an India that is, well after Independence, racing ahead to forge its postcolonial identity. It is an identity that, like Shalimar, grows from collaboration between East and West, and mutual exchange of ideas and knowledge. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Critical Response to Indian Fiction in English Amar Nath Prasad, 2001 Critical Response To Indian Fiction In English Contains A Series Of Critical Articles, Each Devoted To A Description As Simple And Straightforward As Possible. It Includes Almost All The Prominent Novelists In Indian Writing In English. The Novelists Discussed In This Anthology Are Mulk Raj Anand, R.N. Tagore, Kamala Markandaya, Bhabani Bhattacharya, R.P. Jhabvala, Nayantara Sahgal, Shashi Despande, Anita Desai, Khushwant Singh, Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy And Taslima Nasrin.The Contributors To This Book Are Amar Nath Prasad, Surendra Narayan Jha, Dr. N.D.R. Chandra, Mrs. Pradnya V. Ghodpade, Dr. V. Thanuvalinga, Hari Om Prasad, S.G. Bhanegaonkar, Arjun Kumar, Dr. Chhote Lal Khatri, Arati Biswa, Darshana Trivedi, Dr. Sharada Iyer, Dr. Bhasavraj Naikar, Dr. A.K. Bachchan, Dr. Rama Kundu, M.B. Gaijan And Dr. John E. Abraham.The Volume Dives Deep Into The Works Of Indian Novelists In English And Presents The Critical Study Of Their Respective Works. It Ll Certainly Prove To Be A Great Asset To Teachers And Students And To Those Who Are Doing Research. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Wedding Album Girish. Karnad, 2008-12-04 Wedding Album, the latest play written by renowned playwright Girish Karnad, is a hilarious and moving spectacle on the India that we live in today. By presenting the seemingly paradoxical situation of a 'traditional' marriage in a 'modern' Indian, middle-class family, Karnad reveals how particular notions of wealth, well-being, sexual propriety, tradition, and modernity form the basis of middle-class society in contemporary India. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen, 2024-10-11 Step into the world of societal expectations and personal liberation with Henrik Ibsen's groundbreaking play, A Doll's House. This poignant narrative follows Nora Helmer, a seemingly content wife, as she grapples with the constraints of her marriage and the roles imposed on her by society. As the story unfolds, Ibsen masterfully reveals the complexities of marriage, gender roles, and individual identity. Nora's journey of self-discovery challenges the traditional notions of femininity and duty, making this play a timeless exploration of personal freedom and societal norms. But here’s the provocative question that will ignite your curiosity: What happens when a woman decides to reclaim her autonomy in a world that expects her to conform? Nora’s bold choices lead to dramatic revelations that resonate deeply with audiences, prompting reflection on the nature of love and sacrifice. With its rich character development and powerful dialogue, A Doll's House remains a cornerstone of modern theater. Ibsen's unflinching examination of societal expectations encourages readers to confront their own beliefs about relationships and personal agency. Are you ready to witness Nora's transformative journey as she challenges the confines of her domestic life? This play is essential for anyone interested in literature that examines social issues and the human condition. Ibsen's compelling storytelling invites audiences to engage with the fundamental questions of identity, duty, and freedom. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this revolutionary work. Purchase A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen today and join the conversation about the roles we play in our own lives. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: A Study of Kamala Markandaya's Women Sudhir Kumar Arora, 2006 In India, After Independence, A Change Felt By Women Was That Many Of The Established Norms Of The Society Were Intended To Check Or Clip Their Growth As Person And Not As Possession . Many Literary Writers Raised Their Voices Against This Old Tradition.In Indian English Literature, Kamala Markandaya An Outstanding Novelist On The Contemporary Commonwealth Literary Scene And Ranks With Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan And Raja Rao Has Initiated The Lead Of Women S Transformation From Possession To Person Through Her Writings. She Has Shown The New Face Of Her Women Who Seek Self-Fulfillment Through Self-Expression In A Milieu Where There Is A Mutuality, Understanding And Tenderness. Although Her Women Do Not Rebel, They Make The Society Realize Of Their Presence As Persons And Not Mere Possession . The New Woman, Clinging To Her Basic Values And Changing Herself According To The Changing Circumstances, Goes Ahead On The Way Seeking For Her Own Identity With New Depth And Getting Recognition. Kamala Markandaya Has Realistically Presented Emotional, Moral And Spiritual Problems Of New Woman. The New Woman In Her Novels Is Not In Proper But In Making . Acquainting The Readers With Kamala Markandaya, The Present Book Seeks To Explore The Unexplored Aspects Of Her Women, To Present The Change In Their Identity, To Highlight The New Image Through A Probe Into Her Novels, And Finally To Show Her Feminist Moral Concern Through An In Depth Investigation Into Sexual And Familial Relationship. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Prove Useful To The Students And Teachers Of Indian English Literature. Since It Focuses On Images Of Women, Even The General Readers Will Find It Interesting And Feel Encouraged To Read The Masterpiece Works Of Kamala Markandaya. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Woman-Nature Interface: An Ecofeminist Study Dipak Giri, 2019-12-01 About the Author: Dipak Giri- M.A. (Double), B.Ed. - is a Ph. D. Research Scholar in Raiganj University, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (W.B.). He is working as an Assistant Teacher in Katamari High School (H.S.), Cooch Behar, West Bengal. He is an Academic Counsellor in Netaji Subhas Open University, Cooch Behar College Study Centre, Cooch Behar, West Bengal. He was formerly Part Time Lecturer in Cooch Behar College, Vivekananda College and Thakur Panchanan Mahila Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal and worked as a Guest Lecturer in Dewanhat College, West Bengal. Along with this book on Woman-Nature Interface, he has also edited nine books on Indian English Drama, Indian English Novel, Postcolonial English Literature, New Woman in Indian Literature, Indian Women Novelists in English, Homosexuality in Contemporary Indian Literature, Transgender in Indian Context, Mahesh Dattani and Indian Diaspora Literature. He is a well-known academician and has published many scholarly research articles in books and journals of both national and international repute. His area of studies includes Postcolonial Literature, Indian Writing in English, Dalit Literature, Feminism and Gender Studies. About the Book: This present volume of nineteen essays presents a critical insight into the works of many writers of repute. All essays are woman and ecocentric where both woman and ecology are critically discussed. Along with literary essays, the volume also presents essays on other disciplines of learning. Hopefully this volume would try to reach many unexplored areas of knowledge and serve larger sections of humanity. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Perspectives on Kamala Markandaya Madhusudan Prasad, 1984 |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Ramayana R. K. Narayan, 2006-08-29 The greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling A Penguin Classic A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs the skills of a master novelist to re-create the excitement he found in the original. A luminous saga made accessible to new generations of readers, The Ramayana can be enjoyed for its spiritual wisdom, or as a thrilling tale of ancient conflict. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Ecofeminist Philosophy Karen Warren, 2000 How are the unjustified dominations of women and other humans connected to the unjustified domination of animals and nonhuman nature? What are the characteristics of oppressive conceptual frameworks and systems of unjustified domination? How does an ecofeminist perspective help one understand issues of environmental and social justice? In this important new work, Karen J. Warren answers these and other questions from a Western perspective. Warren looks at the variety of positions in ecofeminism, the distinctive nature of ecofeminist philosophy, ecofeminism as an ecological position, and other aspects of the movement to reveal its significance to both understanding and creatively changing patriarchal (and other) systems of unjustified domination. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel Sangita Patil, 2019-07-08 Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel tests the theories of ecofeminism against the background of India’s often different perceptions of environmental problems, challenging the hegemony of Western culture in thinking about human problems. This book moves beyond a simple application of the concepts of ecofeminism, instead explaining the uniqueness of Indian novels as narratives of ecofeminism and how they can contribute to the development of the theory of ecofeminism. In examining a selection of novels, the author argues that Indian texts conceptualize the ecological crisis more as a human problem than as a gender problem. The book proposes that we should think of ecofeminism as ecohumanism instead, seeing human beings and nature as a part of a complex web. Novels analysed within the text include Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve (1954), Shivram Karanth’s Return to Earth (2002) and Na D’Souza’s Dweepa (2013). Ecofeminism and the Indian Novel will be of great interest to students and scholars of ecofeminism, ecocriticism, ecological feminism, environmental humanities, gender studies, ecological humanities, feminist studies and Indian literature. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Kamala Markandaya Anil K. Bhatnagar, 1995 Study of the dominant themes in Kamala Markandaya's fiction. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Hungry Tide Amitav Ghosh, 2014-03-04 Three lives collide on an island off India: “An engrossing tale of caste and culture… introduces readers to a little-known world.”—Entertainment Weekly Off the easternmost coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans. For settlers here, life is extremely precarious. Attacks by tigers are common. Unrest and eviction are constant threats. At any moment, tidal floods may rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people collide. Piya Roy is a marine biologist, of Indian descent but stubbornly American, in search of a rare, endangered river dolphin. Her journey begins with a disaster when she is thrown from a boat into crocodile-infested waters. Rescue comes in the form of a young, illiterate fisherman, Fokir. Although they have no language between them, they are powerfully drawn to each other, sharing an uncanny instinct for the ways of the sea. Piya engages Fokir to help with her research and finds a translator in Kanai Dutt, a businessman from Delhi whose idealistic aunt and uncle are longtime settlers in the Sundarbans. As the three launch into the elaborate backwaters, they are drawn unawares into the hidden undercurrents of this isolated world, where political turmoil exacts a personal toll as powerful as the ravaging tide. From the national bestselling author of Gun Island, The Hungry Tide was a winner of the Crossword Book Prize and a finalist for the Kiriyama Prize. “A great swirl of political, social, and environmental issues, presented through a story that’s full of romance, suspense, and poetry.”—The Washington Post “Masterful.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: My Days R. K. Narayan, 2013-07-30 I am inclined to call this the last chapter, but how can an autobiography have a final chapter? At best, it can only be a penultimate one; nor can it be given a rounded-off conclusion, as is possible in a work of fiction. So begins the last chapter of My Days, the only memoir from R. K. Narayan, hailed as India's most notable novelist and short-story writer by the New York Times Book Review. In his usual winning, humorous style, R. K. Narayan shares his life story, beginning in his grandmother's garden in Madras with his ferocious pet peacock. As a young boy with no interest in school, he trains grasshoppers, scouts, and generally takes part in life's excitements. Against the advice of all, especially his commanding headmaster father, the dreaming Narayan takes to writing fiction, and one of his pieces is accepted by Punch magazine (his first prestige publication). Soon his life includes bumbling British diplomats, curious movie moguls, evasive Indian officials, eccentric journalists, and the blind urge to fall in love. R. K. Narayan's larger-than-life perception of the human comedy is at once acute and forgiving, and always true to it. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Indian Summer Alex Von Tunzelmann, 2008-09-30 An extraordinary story of romance, history, and divided loyalties--set against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic events of the 20th century--Indian Summer reveals how Britain ceased to be a superpower after it lost India as a colony. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: King of Lanka David Hair, 2012-02-23 For four teenagers, the Ramayana is not just a tale. It is their fate! In every life they have ever lived, Vikram, Amanjit, Rasita and Deepika have been persecuted and killed by Ravindra, who aspires to the throne of Ravana the Demon-King. Now Rasita is a captive of Ravindra, and demonic beings thought to be mythical are rallying to him. His triumph seems inevitable. Vikram and Amanjit must rescue her. This time, failure is not an option. This time, if Ravindra wins, it will be forever. But slowly, pieces are falling into place. Why are they reliving the Ramayana? Who was Ravana? Where is the real Lanka? Age-old mysteries are uncovered and forgotten powers regained, as the quest to end the tyranny of Ravindra moves towards a finale that is as startling as it is electrifying. |
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| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Cilappatikāram Iḷaṅkōvaṭikaḷ, 2004 Men And Women Of Maturai Of The Four Temples! I Curse This City. Its King Erred In Killing The Man I Loved One Of The World'S Masterpieces, The Cilappatikaram (5Th Century Ce) By Ilanko Atikal Is India'S Finest Epic In A Language Other Than Sanskrit. It Spells Out In Unforgettable Verse The Problems That Humanity Has Been Wrestling With For A Long Time: Love, War, Evil, Fate And Death. The Tale Of An Anklet Is The Love Story Of Kovalan And Kannaki. Originating In Tamil Mythology, The Compelling Tale Of Kannaki Her Love, Her Feats And Triumphs, And Her Ultimate Transformation To Goddess Follows The Conventions Of Tamil Poetry And Is Told In Three Phases: The Erotic, The Heroic And The Mythic. This Epic Ranks With The Ramayana And The Mahabharata As One Of The Great Classics Of Indian Literature And Is Presented For The First Time In A Landmark English Verse Translation By The Eminent Poet R. Parthasarathy, Making It Accessible To A Wider Audience. Winner Of The 1995 Sahitya Akademi Prize For Translation (English), The 1994 Pen/ Book-Of-The-Month Club Translation Citation Of The Pen American Centre, And The 1996 Association For Asian Studies A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize For Translation. |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: Troubling a Star Madeleine L'Engle, 2008-09-02 In book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L’Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, Vicky Austin experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up. After a year in New York City and a summer with her grandfather, Vicky Austin returns to the rural connecticut village she grew up in-- and feels totally out of place. Then she meets Adam Eddington's Great Aunt Serena, who reminds her of her beloved grandfather, and she begins to find a comfortable, if not exciting, routine to her days. At Christmas, Serena gives Vicky a trip to Antarctica, to visit Adam. Vicky can't believe her luck. But the trip is not what Vicky imagined it would be. First of all, she doesnt know where she stands with Adam. He's pulled back, saying they are just friends. But weren't they more than that, Vicky thinks. And Vicky's fellow passengers are not what they seem or they are more than she knows. Finally, even Aunt Serena's motives are suspect, as Vicky discovers a journal that belonged to Adam's famous uncle who disappeared many years earlier. As Vicky becomes more and more caught up in a mystery involving drugs, nuclear waste, and international espionage, she discovers that her assumptions about the world are hopelessly naive and that life, hers included, is as fragile as the ecosystem of Antarctica, the world's most remote continent. Books by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time Quintet A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by Hope Larson Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of A Wrinkle in Time. The Austin Family Chronicles Meet the Austins (Volume 1) The Moon by Night (Volume 2) The Young Unicorns (Volume 3) A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book! Troubling a Star (Volume 5) The Polly O'Keefe books The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus And Both Were Young Camilla The Joys of Love |
| nectar in a sieve by kamala markandaya: The Story Hour Thrity Umrigar, 2014-08-19 “Thrity Umrigar has an uncanny ability to look deeply into the human heart and find the absolute truth of our lives. The Story Hour is stunning and beautiful. Lakshmi and Maggie will stay with readers for a very long time.” — Luis Alberto Urrea, author of The Hummingbird's Daughter From the critically beloved, bestselling author of The World We Found and The Space Between Us, whom the New York Times Book Review calls a “perceptive and... piercing writer,” comes a profound, heartbreakingly honest novel about friendship, family, secrets, forgiveness, and second chances. An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marriage to a domineering man who limits her world to their small restaurant and grocery store. Moved by her plight, Maggie treats Lakshmi in her home office for free, quickly realizing that the despondent woman doesn’t need a shrink; she needs a friend. Determined to empower Lakshmi as a woman who feels valued in her own right, Maggie abandons protocol, and soon doctor and patient have become close friends. But while their relationship is deeply affectionate, it is also warped by conflicting expectations. When Maggie and Lakshmi open up and share long-buried secrets, the revelations will jeopardize their close bond, shake their faith in each other, and force them to confront painful choices. |
A Study of Social Realism in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectare in a Sieve
A Study of Social Realism in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectare in a Sieve Dr. S. Shanmugam Assistant Professor Of English Cum Principal Sri Vidya Mandir College Of Arts And Science, …
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Earth." (Mehta 1968:25)William Walsh describes Kamala Markandaya's work as being "...notable for an unusual combination of range and intimacy." (Walsh 1990:115) Kamala Purnaiya Taylor …
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Nectar in a Sieve (1954), her first novel and her magnum opus, captures this dichot-omy of values in a most compelling man-ner. Rukmani, devoted wife of a tenant farmer, living in the soulful …
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Through the lens of materialist ecofeminism, this paper examines the novel Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya. This framework explores the ways through This framework explores the …
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In Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve, the traditional Indian village life is brought before our eyes. The novel revolves around a south Indian village where the people live in harmony with …
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Oxeefat' in a Sieve a by Kamala Markandaya The John Day Company New York . CHAPTER I OMETIMF.S at night 1 think that my husband is with me again, coming gently through the …
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AN INSIGHT INTO THE NOVELS OF KAMALA MARKANDAYA
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women. And Kamala Markandaya is one of the greatest of these women-novelists. She won international fame and recognition with the publication of her very first novel Nectar in a Sieve, …
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in Bombay. It is striking that Kamala Markandaya’s novel Nectar in a Sieve was published in 1954; a century after industrialization paved its way in. This paper analyses how Rukmini, the …
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Exploration of Eco critical perspective in Amitav Ghosh’s Hungry
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Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve: The Picture of Ecological Consciousness Susanta Kumar Sahu Lecturer in English Narayani Science College Athagadapatna, Ganjam, Odisha …
Thematic Reality in the Fiction of Kamala Markandaya
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THE ONFLIT ETWEEN RURAL AND URAN LIFE IN MARKANDAYA’S NETER IN A SIEVE
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Nectar in a Sieve BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF KAMALA MARKANDAYA Unlike the characters in her novel, Kamala Markandaya was born into a wealthy Indian family. Between 1940 and 1947, …
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India, a Special Reference to Kamala Markandaya’s Novel Nectar in a Sieve ... The situations in The Nectar in a Sieve interpret S. T. Coleridge’s poem Work Without Hope (1825)
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Kamala Markandaya is an outstanding Indian woman novelist writing in English since 1950s. She highlights the sufferings and miseries of rural India in her novel Nectar in a Sieve. In this novel, …
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in Markandaya [s novels. This paper aims an intensive study of Markandayas novel Nectar in a Sieve within a cross cultural frame.Nectar in a Sieve is a woeful tale of the trials and …
Women Identity in the Select Novels of Kamala Markandaya
human motives. Kamala Markandaya‟s writing style is characterized by the use of metaphors and motifs, and short, clipped sentence structure. is educated daughter of village headman. …
IMAGES AND SYMBOLS: A STUDY OF NECTAR IN A SIEVE
the images and symbols used by Kamala Markandaya in her first novel Nectar in a Sieve, her innate pattern of images and symbols. Deep layer of meanings present in the text is drawn with …
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Markandaya moved to Great Britain, though she still labled herself an Indian expatriate long afterwaaards Kamala Markandaya was known for writing about culture clash between Indian …
Rukmani’s Undaunted Struggle in the Novel: Nectar in a Sieve
Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve(1954) is a remarkable novel which illustrates how Rukmani, a peasant woman of pre-independence rural India resolutely struggles for survival …
INDUSTRIALIZATION OF AGRARIAN RURAL CULTURE
depicted in Nectar in a Sieve, the esteemed scholar C. K. Naik, in his article, “ Rural India in Transition: A Study of Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve”, asserts: The onrush of …
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is Kamala Markandaya and in her novel Nectar in a Sieve, it has very well described the control of nature over human beings. Nectar in a Sieve is a story of a poverty-stricken Hindu family in a …
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Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya (1996) is a relatively short novel that introduces to the Western students the life in rural India and the changes that occurred during the country's …
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Keywords— Kamala Markandaya, Nectar in a Sieve, narrative time, order, frequency, ellipses, summary, analepsis, prolepsis. I. INTRODUCTION Kamala Markandaya is an eminent …
