Abstract: Kamala Markandaya is an outstanding contemporary IndianBritish immigrant female writer. She pays close attention to the living conditions of traditional women in India. Meanwhile, she also has deep understanding of Indian traditional culture and western modern culture. Her first novel Nectar in a Sieve vividly displays the struggling and fighting experience of Indian women under two oppressions, which are patriarchal culture and western colonial culture. The novel is interpreted by postcolonial feminism and the new image of strong and independent women are analyzed.How Indian women break Indian traditions, resist the western colonial domination under the two oppressions are disclosed.

Key words: Kamala Markandaya, Nectar in a Sieve, postcolonial feminism

摘要： 卡玛拉·玛坎达雅是当代杰出的印度裔英国移民女作家。她一直关注印度女性的生存状况，同时深刻了解印度传统文化和西方现代文明。运用后殖民女性主义理论解读其小说《筛子中的甘露》，分析玛坎达雅塑造的坚强独立的新女性形象，揭示印度女性如何在双重压迫下做到突破印度传统，抵制西方殖民统治。

关键词: 卡玛拉·玛坎达雅, 《筛子中的甘露》, 后殖民女性主义