Originally posted by: tinoo
That being said, I find it strange that anandi claims so much familiarity within a couple of weeks after meeting him (particularly since he is a higher authority and she is a subordinate) to be ill mannered with him. There is always some sort of reverential distance between a boss and a subordinate. Even if she thought certain things were odd or not to her liking, she doesnt really have to be so blunt in voicing them.
I do think Anandi is too combative, more than necessary, but I also understand that she wants to make everyone around her take her seriously. She is in a world of men and has a history that everyone knows, she needs to be very tough especially to communicate her POV for others to take her seriously. She grew up being told that she is a "beendini" and is hence inferior to her beend, etc. She is now thrust in the world of men in a village where first, women are looked down upon, second, her history makes people under-estimate her. I don't see her as unprofessional, I see her as being very stern and making sure that Shiv knows very clearly that Anandi has no intention of offering a bribe or sucking up to him to get her way.
I see this Anandi as reverting to her childhood personality. As a child, Anandi was free, she didn't "respect" Jagya as her beend when Dadisa wasn't looking, she was very demanding, and asked any amount of silly questions, she questioned the norms of society as well. Over time her entire world revolved around Jagya and being with him, she was moulded into what Dadisa wanted, but Jagya left her. Somewhere deep in her heart she is insecure, since Jagya chose someone else over her. Jagya verbally abused Anandi despite growing up with her, and had no respect for her feelings. Anandi also has not had closure - on her asking him why he fooled her for 5 years, Jagya had no response. Anandi's questions are not answered, she has not expressed herself to anyone at all except teacherji who is not around much.
Anandi and Shiv are very similar. They are both honest, have a lot of self-respect, and very committed to their job. Shiv has a maturity that Anandi doesn't since Anandi has not interacted with as many people, its understandable. Shiv has dealt with higher ups and politicians such as Heth Singh. Anandi is learning. And somehow Shiv's saving her, their common goals, their day-to-day working together has brought about a camaraderie that makes Anandi okay with expressing herself to him, especially since she needs to work with him and doesn't want to be under-estimated at any cost. Shiv's simple sentences make Anandi defensive and lash out. I think any woman in a man's world would behave very strongly.
Anandi has been hurt deeply and has withdrawn inside completely. Heth Singh slanders her in front of whoever he wants, she has to hold her ground so that the collector doesn't listen just to HS. I don't agree with Anandi's behavior but understand where she is coming from. How can Anandi be polished when she has not dealt with polished people? She has dealt with situations where she is kidnapped, the village refuses to believe her, etc., even when she stands up for what is right. She is also so very young. She will learn, this is a very good learning experience from her. I do hope she gets to learn from Ashi as well.
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