of Dharma and Deceit

Originally posted by: aimf

Fooling Gulkand is not an easy task, but the Prasad family is bent on hoodwinking their dharmically upright daughter-in-law and will go to great lengths to ensure that she is not in their way of bringing home a cash cow, a new Gai, whose name is actually "Rai," and who is a woman in a prestigious and lucrative job.

Today we saw the Prasads reaching a new low by staging an instantaneous charade of their daughter Guddi's wedding. That there was neither wedding, not groom, did not dampen their spirits one bit to assemble an extempore street theater of sorts, where each person became a prop in the hands of the master choreographer, Jug Prasad. Jug carried himself with the finesse of a director, who was also starring in his own production, where life sized deities of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita hazily graced the backdrop of a web of falsehoods.

Unknowingly, and betrayed by her own husband, to whom she had just started to relate with newfound respect, Gulkand walked into the Prasad mansion, a sordid five star version of a roach motel of sorts, baited like an animal into a trap. A strong, fierce and independent woman, Gulkand's very strength is becoming her weakness to be exploited by her in-laws. Her love of justice today was milked to the greatest extent by Greedy Jug, unscrupulous Ayyo, spineless Santoshy, and gullible Guddi, who felt no qualms at lying to Gulkand and manipulating her to divesting her jewels.

In Chaibasa, a parallel scenario was being enacted, where another proponent of values and justice, PWD engineer Payal Rai was battling her own demons when confronted with her brother's deceit of using her name to get his permit expressly without her permission. For women, often, it is a real quandary of balancing delicate relationships in the family and also being true to their value systems.

Today's episode and the precap showed how the institution of patriarchy thrives even in contemporary society, and how women such as Santoshy and Guddi are sadly among its supporters. Women like Gulkand and Payal, who wish to live freely and do what is correct, and desire to have dharma guide them in their lives suffer at the hands of those who wish to perpetuate this institution, and end up being scapegoats. It would be interesting to see where the story goes from here. Will Anklet (Payal) and Rose Tonic (Gulkand) beat all the odds and join hands to teach this coterie a lesson? We as the audience certainly hope so.

Originally posted by: aimf

@ anonee

Thank you so much for commenting on the post. I do hope that e writers a manage to keep it this nuanced as the story progresses.

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