Who wrote the English novel 'Nectar in a Sieve', which portrays the struggles of a rural Indian woman named Rukmani?
- Anita Desai
- Kamala Markandaya
- Nayantara Sahgal
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Answer: Kamala Markandaya
Kamala Markandaya published 'Nectar in a Sieve' in 1954. It became a bestseller and is a classic post-colonial text detailing the impact of industrialization on rural India.