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This paper aims at studying the novel "Nectar in a Sieve", which deals with poverty and social injustice as the main theme. Kamala spotlights the despair of the farmers in India. They are desperate because of the vagaries of natural calamities, poverty, ruthless machines, heartless men and societal problems. The community suffers both physically and mentally because of industrialization in India. Rukmani and her husband "Nathan" are representatives of millions of tenant farmers in Indian rural. Their life is an example of the havoc caused by industrialization. This novel thus reveals the story of an Indian village with the onslaught of modernization. The paper is divided into two subjects and a conclusion. The first one is introductory, it sheds light on the life of Markandaya and her works. The second one, it focuses on the portrayal of rural poverty and social injustice in Nectar in a Sieve The conclusion sums up the findings of the paper.
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