First of all thank you to the TM for making this thread that is so thought provoking.
There are a few questions that merit some thought
1. Could Sita have met Rishi Gautam - a question of timeline - historical aspect
2. Can the makers add a new anecdote to a mythological saga - creative license
Enrichment and evolution to suit changing times
3. Why is this twist needed here and now
I am going to try and answer these questions
1. If we look at Ramayana as a true story, and as history, true, Sita couldn't have met Rishi Gautam, but the story of Ahilya turning into stone, will not realistic, so we can see that the history is already tinged with myth
2. Even if in the versions existing till now, Sita never met Rishi Gautam, the mythological stories are not one time written. As they pass from generations to generations, they grow, they are added on and they re contextualised to satisfy the changing place and time and to adapt their listeners.
There are multiple versions and adaptations of these stories and they often adapt themselves. So I gues if the modern day presenters want to add a twist to the tale by making Sita meet Rishi Gautam, so be it.
3. As for Sita questioning Gautama - as maharani Sita who is maryada badhit, she couldn't have probably questioned the Rishi, but as a child, who is free spirited and brought up indulgently and liberally by her father, this Sita can surely ask these questions
As it is, she has a wisdom beyond her years and a sensitivity that is rare. For her to challenge Rishi Gautam thus would be very much in keeping with her nature. As it is it is believed that ma saraswati resides on the tongue of a child, so it would not offend Rishi Gautam or anyone else in anyway.
So likely nor not, an original part of the story or a modern twist, it will be good to see that someone at least challenged Rishi Gautam over his unfairness!
And it will establish Sita's character as an independent minded strong woman and not the docile all suffering woman she is often mistaken for
Edited by Arshics - 8 years ago
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