Kamala Markandaya
Indian novelist who wrote in English about the tensions between rural and urban India, tradition and modernity. Nectar in a Sieve is her most widely read novel.
Works
- Nectar in a SievePoignant portrait of rural Indian woman's struggle against poverty and fate
- Some Inner FuryNovel of colonial India exploring passion, politics, and personal conflict
- A Silence of DesireIntimate story of a woman's quiet rebellion against cultural constraints
- PossessionNovel of love and possession amid India's post-independence transformation
- The Coffer DamsDrama of engineering projects, colonial legacy, and personal striving