In " Nectar in a Sieve", we follow the life of Rukmani, she is the daughter of the chief of her village, when she is married off to a man lower on the caste system and begins her new life. She starts her new life off very poor but finds happiness in it anyways. The theme in " Nectar in a Sieve" is unconditional love and suffering, because there are different types of love as well as suffering. " Nectar in a Sieve" shows many examples of love. There is love between Rukmani and Nathan. As they are getting married, Nathan is already very in love with Rukmani. He builds a house with his own two hands with mud for himself and Rukmani before Rukmani arrives. There is also family love, love for her parants, and love for her children. Rukmani's
