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Kamala Markandaya

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Kamala Markandaya, pseudonym of Kamala Purnaiya, married name Kamala Taylor, was a British Indian novelist and journalist. She has been called "one of the most important Indian novelists writing in English".

Books by Kamala Markandaya

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Nectar In A Sieve
Kamala Markandaya
3.6 (9k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In a South Indian village, a young woman named Rukmini navigates the cycles of monsoon, drought, and famine, enduring industrialization and poverty.