Social Realism in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve

Author(s)	Dr. Meghna Sharma
Country	India
Abstract	Social realism in Kamala Markandaya’s novel Nectar in a Sieve (1954) is one of the striking features of the novel. The novel presents a truthful and sympathetic portrayal of rural Indian life in the mid-20th century, exposing the struggles of ordinary peasants caught between poverty, tradition, and the forces of modern change. Crop failures, floods, droughts, and famines make the lives of poor peasants miserable. Hunger, malnutrition, and death haunt the poor. Industrialisation comes to the rescue of the people and brings about a change in their lives. Along with progress, this change also brings with it pollution, rising prices, and the displacement of workers. The novelist here presents both aspects of industrialisation. The society is divided into castes and classes. The present paper exposes the stark reality in the novel in question.
Keywords	Realism, Peasant, Poverty, Change, Progress, Industrialisation, Pollution etc
Published In	Volume 3, Issue 4, July-August 2021
Published On	2021-08-08

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