• Dr. Shiraz Khan

Kamala Markandaya is one of the greatest Indo-Anglian novelist who gained name and fame due to her virtue and genius. She has written many novels that have put her status on top with the Indo-Anglian writers. She is one of the earliest Indian writers of status and the most distinguished writer of the Indian literary sphere. Her novels deal with vivid social phases of Indian society where she portrays the rural poverty, traditions, misery or the struggle of the traditional or modern individual or society. In her novels she has mentioned human values, and encounter of East and West, pain and sufferings of caste system and ruined love. Her novels depict human emotions such as love, hope, charity, humanity, kindness and re-union of individuals to make a plea to mankind and solutions for different problems. She is a keen observer of village and rural life where she has described the lifestyle, poverty, emotions and problems of the village folks. In her novel Necter in a Sieve she has beautifully and vividly depicted the life of her heroines Era and Rukmani. She has portrayed Rukmani’s life and her ruined married life due to illiteracy and poverty and also the establishment of a tannery in her village. Though Rukmani’s father has given her education she was able to read and write the other villagers lacked the understanding of the situations due to illiteracy. Nature also plays an important role in her novels as there are many calamities faced by the villagers such as floods, torrential rains and clouds. Some of her characters like Murugan are attracted towards the city life and leaves their village. She has also depicted the various social problems such as poverty and unemployment. The conflict between rich and poor class is vividly mentioned in her novels. The dowry system and rejection of a barren lady also poses a grave situation in the society. She has also mentioned the problems faced by the disabled people and confirms that it is not easy to let ‘East meet West’.

East-West encounter, prostitution, calamities, poverty.

" THE THEME OF EAST WEST CONFLICT IN THE LIGHT OF KAMALA MARKANDAYA’S NECTER IN THE SIEVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 7, page no.445-449, July-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1707074.pdf

" THE THEME OF EAST WEST CONFLICT IN THE LIGHT OF KAMALA MARKANDAYA’S NECTER IN THE SIEVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 7, page no. pp445-449, July-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1707074.pdf