Feminism in the Novels of Kamala Markandaya with special reference to Nectar in a Sieve

Abstract

Kamala Markandaya stands outstanding and aloof from all women writers.She is a distinguished woman novelist who ranks with eminent Indian English Novelists like Anita Desai, Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao etc. Markandaya‟s novels depict women as the centre of concern. She painted her novels with sufferings and hardships faced by women folk. Being a woman novelist, her debut novel Nectar in a Sieve and highlight the problems faced by Indian rural women. The major concern in her works is the identity crisis of women. Her novels are dominant with femininevoices and throw a massive light on the struggle of rural Indian wives.