It's not like Murli is trying to
marry Sudha b4 his divorce is finalized. Yeah, the judge stalled them for 6 months, but that doesn't mean that until then, he has to pretend that Bharti is his wife and can't see other women. Same w/ Bharti for other men. Okay, they can't
marry until that divorce is finalized, but aside from that, they're free to see other women/men w/ whom to move on. It's not like Murli still has to be loyal to Bharti or vice versa: after all, they divorced for a reason.
Don't take this personally, but your comments on Sudha leaving the hospital w/ a 'paraya mard' are downright appalling. Here she is, living w/ spousal abuse, and too afraid to take legal remedies, since her 'husband' (it's still unclear whether she married him or was just sold to him) has bribed the police in the past. If she simply runs away on her own, she's bound to get captured by RA & his employee thugs. Under these circumstances, what's she to do - commit suicide? She tried that as well in the past, but it didn't work. What's she supposed to do - go back to her 'husband'? This is the problem a lot of battered women face - despite serious abuse, they refuse to leave their husbands or rat on them, making their ugly situations even uglier. Berating her for turning to Murli for help just b'cos you fantasize about Murli & Bharti re-uniting is a really perverted extent to which one romanticizes about a jodi. It has nothing to do w/ Western vs Indian women, but everything to do w/ whether a woman in a dire situation should be able to approach a helpful stranger for support - even if it is another married man - w/o being looked at as a s**t by some really uptight samaj. It was what Murli had in mind when he advised his parents not to consider the narrow views of 'society' while determining whether or not to help Sudha.
Yeah, one could argue that she should have approached Neelam or Bharti for help, but here, either the CVs overlooked that, or possibly, it can be argued that when a person is desperate, they're not thinking straight, and so, it may not have occurred to Sudha to call Bharti or Neelam (although now, while she is w/ Murli, she should be able to grab that opportunity) Or yet, she may have determined that since both Neelam & Bharti are married, she'd be a burden on their hubbies if she stayed w/ either of them (not knowing Bharti's status). Now,
that would be a valid basis on which to criticize Sudha. But to criticize her for escaping w/ Murli is essentially saying that under the pretext of honor, she should go back to her hubby & die, rather than take help from a stranger just b'cos you don't like the way that particular stranger has been behaving w/ his own wife.
Edited by _Vrish_ - 13 years ago
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