Tradition versus Modernity: A Search for Alternative Modernity in Markandaya's Nectar in aSieve

Srivastaw, Sushant

Tradition versus Modernity: A Search for Alternative Modernity in Markandaya's Nectar in aSieve

Publisher

Department of English

Abstract

This research entitled “Tradition versus Modernty: A search of Alternative Modernity” in Kamala Markandaya'sNectar in a Sievetries to investigate clash between tradition and modernity. This research focuses on western encroachment upon Indian culture andtradition and Rukmani’s struggle to preserve her cultural heritage and tradition in the age of western modernization. The protagonist, Rukmani, valorizes her own tradition, culture and rituals in spite of accepting western culture in the pace of changingtime. Rukmani advocates for a distinct type of modernity which preserve her tradition and culture and study changes in it. .This research finds Rukmani accept modernism which has space for her tradition and culture and studies changes in it in pace of time.The westerners who come as a worker and settle in her village have great influence in villagers. Thus, this research reveals changes in tradition through alternative modernism. To conduct my research, I take insight from Dipesh chakarvartory, Ashish Nandyand Arjun Appadurai. [Key Terms: Alternative Modernity, Tradition, City, Western encroachment, Cultural Heritage,]