Answer:
The correct answers are "Ira" and "Nathan".
Step-by-step explanation:
The novel "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya tells the story of how different people deals with urban development in a small village of India. There are plenty of characters in the novel, but only a few are round characters. Two examples are Ira and Nathan. Ira is a character that is presented as a joyful women that falls into depression when her husband abandoned her, and has to overcome their problems to provide for her children. Nathan is a tenant farmer who is gentle and kind with his wife, however he committed the error to have an infidelity which introduces hardships to his family.