Per Aditi's suggestion, this post will be used to update the written and video links for May and will be moved to the Updates archive at the end of the month.
Badi Maasi is appalled that Sumitra and Bhairav have let Suguna torture herself by staying alone and following age-old heartless widow customs. Sumitra explains to her about how this was Suguna's own decision and that Maasa supports her. Badi maasi decides to do something about this. She gives everyone presents at home. Jagya gets a lot of computer games from her. She even offers to go to school with him to let his teachers use the computer at school. Meanwhile, the concern that Basanth shows towards Gehna and her baby makes Gehna change her opinion about Basanth. They both seem to respect each other.
Badi maasi is able to bring about small changes in the village and in the house. She convinces the school principal to let the children play games everyday. She is also responsible for ending the enemity between Madan Singh and Maasa's family. She indulges in playing some childhood games with Maasa and her family, thus making Suguna return to normalcy. All the while Badi Maasi makes Maasa realise how heartless she is being to her own family. Maasa softens considerably. First, she allows Suguna to start eating normal food. She also allows Suguna to help out with household chores. She realises how cruel she was to Anandi's friend Phooli, who is also a child widow. She allows Suguna to start eating with the family.
Just as Suguna's life is returning to normalcy, Badi Maasi also slowly realises that all's not well with Gehna and Basanth. When Sumitra tells her the story behind Gehna's marriage to Basanth, Badi Maasi is angered at Maasa's heartlessness. She resolves to make life better for Gehna..She talks to Basanth and makes him realise that in order to win over Gehna, he will have to understand her and keep her happy. To do this, she urges him to get Maasa to agree to let Gehna learn music. Although Maasa absolutely hates the idea, she is forced to agree since all the family members force her. She lays out a condition that Gehna should not face a strange man and sing. So Badi maasi arranges for Gehna to sit behind a screen and learn her lessons. Bhairav approaches his old tabla teacher who sends his son to the haveli to teach Gehna. Although all family members are happy, Maasa does not like this new turn of events. Badi maasi tries to have Suguna resume school again. This pushes Maasa to the breaking point. She yells at Badi maasi insulting her and telling her not to interfere in her family business. A dejected Badi maasi leaves home. Maasa realises her folly and brings her back home. She agrees to Suguna starting school again.
In order to have some happiness in the family, Suguna and badi maasi plan a surprise anniversary party for Anandi and Jagya. Meanwhile, Phooli's parents fix her wedding to a widower and proceed with the wedding against Phooli's will. Come wedding anniversary day, while Anandi and Jagya celebrate their wedding anniversary with friends and family, Phooli's wedding commences to a man who is much more older than her. After learning about this from Bhavri, Bhairav rushes to the wedding and asks them to stop. He tries to talk Jagan out of marrying off his daughter to such an old guy, but the villagers don't let that happen. Bhairav has the groom arrested. The cops also arrest Phooli's parents. Bhairav brings Phooli to the haveli for the night...
