• Ekta Tyagi

Kamala Markandaya is undoubtedly a distinguished novelist on the contemporary common wealth literary scene and ranks with such eminent Indian English novelists as Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao, Babhani Bhattacharya, Nayantara Sehgal etc. She occupies a prominent place among Indian English writers as the leading women writers in English. She portrays the world of Indian married women as they perceive it. Writing in the second half of the twentieth century, she has expressed her concern on the disturbing question of the existence of women. In an era of rapid social changes, she has played a vital role in defining female selfhood by focussing on predicaments and dilemmas faced by Indian women. The changing profile of women from stereotyped images to the emerging new face of the Indian women has been highlighted by her in her works. She presents a new picture of woman who is not ready to become the victim of violence, exploitation and discrimination. The image of woman portrayed by Kamala Markandaya is that of a strong individual who is no longer ready to undergo humiliation meekly and humbly. She is courageous enough to take cudgels against her male exploiters.

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"Tragic Waste and Despair in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve: A Thematic Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no.1036-1040, September-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809946.pdf

"Tragic Waste and Despair in Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve: A Thematic Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 9, page no. pp1036-1040, September-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809946.pdf