By watching the promo it seems Alok is responsible for swapping of baby Shiv.
He was wrong in emotionally pressuring Meenu to give away her child.
Meenu can not be called selfish, she suffered alone (perhaps with her husband) to save someone's life. She could not care more for Ira than her baby, that is just not possible for any mother.She was not looking very willing to give away her child,but finally did that when EBed for saving a life.
I have seen these things happen in real life too.
She must had feelings for the baby from the time she conceived, but she had to suppress those feelings for a noble cause.Baby at that time did not have any feelings for her, he saw Ira as his mother and Ira too loved him and took care of him as a mother. Both were happy in their world,it was Meenu who suffered from the side lines.She and Shiv both have a precious bond but still some times she has to control her emotions.
Perhaps later when Shiv was old enough to understand the situation she thought that revelation of truth would only hurt and confuse him and would make things complicated for him more. So she kept quiet.
-------------------------------------------
Anandi is said to be having less emotions which is not true in my opinion. She is not only an emotional lady, she is able to consider other persons emotions also though sometimes she does not show her emotions openly.
She has suffered a lot in her life, gone through most difficult situations and that made her strong internally . In this' Shiv's not being Ira's child' track she also is shocked , distressed and fully empathized with her husbands emotions but she is not shattered because of her internal will power. She knows that in this situation she has to be strong and provide support to her husband whenever needed. Shiv's vision is clouded with emotions now so she should show him reason whenever he falters. If she starts behaving very emotionally,it will send Shiv more into despair instead of lessening his pain.She did what was required for the well being of her husband.
Edited by anshurg5 - 12 years ago