Agriculture i in i India i is i entirely i dependent i on i the i vagaries i of i nature i and i the i Indian i farmers i suffer i when i the i nature i deceives i them. i Indians i are i mystical i by i temperament, i and i believe i in i magic i and i miracles. i „Nectar i in i a i sieve‟ i is i a i study i of i Indian i rural i life, i and i the i quality i of i the i author i following i Indian i tradition i and i culture i is i seen i in i various i ways. i First, i there i is i a i grim i picture i of i hunger, i poverty i and i starvation i both i in i the i city i and i the i village. i Various i sections i of i rural i society i and i various i village i occupations i are i presented i through i the i characters. I