As for Shiv I dont think he is liking Anandi for the fact that she can speak english.If that is so then he would have loved ashi as well...she is perfect in that way...educated,rich,beautiful and so sweet.But love is not about all this.Love is a totally different feeling.As of now the respect which shiv is feeling for anandi is not bcoz she can speak English or she is a sarpanch...its bcoz what she has done despite being so young and despite all the pain she has been thru.He is floored not by her position or education...he is floored by her will,strength and endeavor.
He is rich,educated and good looking.He can easily get a girl who is much more educated than anandi...who is much more modern than her but here its not abt all these things.Its abt the confidence and inner beauty which anandi exhibits.A flower that blooms in desert is always more beautiful and precious than the one which blooms in fertile land...and this is what makes Shiv attracted towards her.