Kamala Markandaya the Pseudonym of Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, One of the Most Talented Women Writers of Indian Fiction In English, Was Born to a Well-Connected Brahman Family. Her Novel a Silence of Desire (1960), Explores the Theme of the Clash Between Traditional Values and Modern Beliefs, Between Faith and Reason. Dandekar Is a Middle Class Clerk Who Is Happily Married to Sarojini.