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Exposition of Nectar in a Sieve begins with Ruku getting married to Nathan and gettting settled at his place and she has her fist child, Ira. Rising Action follows with Ruku and her family struggling to escape famine. Conflicts arise with Ruku's family struggling through monsoon, drought, starvation, and general poverty. When Selvam decides to work with Kenny, Ruku and Nathan realize that all of their children have deserted the families traditional livelihood. The story reaches Climax when Nathan and Ruku figure out that their land is being sold to the tannery and they have to move to the city and set out to find their son, Murugan. From there, Falling Action unfolds with Nathan and Ruku coming to find out that their son Murugan has left his family and kids leaving Nathan and Ruku with no money or place to stay. Finally Resolution comes Nathan dies in the unknown city, Ruku returns home with her adopted son, Puli.
In the rising action of Nectar in a Sieve, we are already familiar with the two main characters that were introduced to us in the exposition: Nathan and Rukmani. The two are married and trying to conceive.
Rukmani falls pregnant, and the baby is a girl. Rukmani is very sad, as they were both hoping for a boy. However, the couple name the baby Irawaddy. Eevn though she is a girl, she is loved by her parents. She is beautiful and energetic. However, after six years, Rukmani appears to be unable to conceive another baby.
She worries about this until she meets a doctor named Kenny, who is a foreigner. He is able to help her with her problems, and soon Rukmani gives birth to a boy. Everyone is overjoyed, especially Nathan and Rukmani's father. She ends up having another four boys in a row.
The village also changes because of the construction of a tannery. This brings new people, and with them, new economic activities. However, it also brings a variety of problems. Rukmani resents this, and dislikes the tannery.
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