Did u like Chandra torturing Nandini? - Page 2

I didnt find this just an abuse

Disgusting episode. Chandra was one of the few characters I liked on the show. And today I am totally disgusted with his behaviour. No amount of rationalisation can justify his deed. I don't want to see any kind of love story between a molester and his victim. That is not something I signed up for.

If he wanted to check her for hidden poisons or weapons he could have tied her and asked a few daasis to undress and check her.

NANDINI TRIED TO KILL CHANDRAGUPT😲

No no.. that is definitely not acceptable..

I think it is going by Ekta formula:

Today's bed/bad scene was just too much for me. I don't know why the cvs thought this would be romantic! Manhandling of female lead by male lead is something Indian telly shows do a lot. Even that I don't like but today that undressing scene was simply vulgar.

I definitely agree. I also don't live in India but I saw the episode online and I have to say if they were trying to achieve a romantic scene, that was completely the wrong way to go about it. I get how it's supposed to be passionate. I even get how it was a different era. I keep reassuring myself that times were different back then to justify some of the actions I see on screen (even though we're all aware it's not the most accurate portrayal).

It was definitely very disturbing and disgraceful. I would have been happy if I was plainly spared this strip search of Nandini even if that was meant to punish her or show extreme vengeance. The times were barbaric and women in those times were regarded as some sort of property or trophies they could possess by their husbands.

But the person about whom we are talking does not belong to the run of the mill humanity of even those times. Chandragupt was Chanakya's star pupil and belonged to an educated and enlightened cream of the society. He received education for several years in the Taxilla university. So if a person like that acts so despicably, it is definitely not done.

When I did not like an antagonist like Malayketu and his similar behavior and severely condemned it, I would appreciate it far less if it was the hero of the show doing it. There are definite limits even to show revenge, crime and punishment. Nandini commits a serious crime, execute her, imprison her, get her whipped; all these I can accept or tolerate.

But there is a difference in just punishing a woman and striking a woman on her womanhood. It feels definitely nauseous whether it happens in 4th BC or the present day. Would it be accepted if a raped woman takes justice into her hands and snaps off her rapist's male genitals as a cold blooded revenge for the crime committed against her? Many people might sympathize if she had just killed the perpetrator of that crime as a revenge for that act against her.

There has to be some sort of moderation and method even in delivering punishment for somebody's crime(here we are speaking about Nandini's murder attempt for which she definitely deserves to be punished). This act for me just shot off the decency meter.

Even if Chandra had done this act as a vengeance and in retaliation of Nandini's murder attempt, the mode or method of delivering punishment for that particular crime was highly problematic. It is definitely not grey for me. It is pure black. What difference in there between Nand, Malayketu and Chandra if he too was going to act similar to what they would have done on such a provocation?

Originally posted by: Snoopysez

<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#000033" size="2">I definitely agree. I also don't live in India but I saw the episode online and I have to say if they were trying to achieve a romantic scene, that was completely the wrong way to go about it. I get how it's supposed to be passionate. I even get how it was a different era. I keep reassuring myself that times were different back then to justify some of the actions I see on screen (even though we're all aware it's not the most accurate portrayal).</font>

<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#000033" size="2">So yeah it was an era where people were more barbaric. And if we imagine that even to this day, in parts of the world, women are still viewed as property - they don't have a say and can be used whenever, wherever by their husband - it doesn't matter if they protest. "He won't be raping her because they're married, hence she's his property and he can do whatever he deems fit with her, regardless of her wishes."So if this is a mindset is still surviving in parts of the world, I shudder to imagine the extent it would have been prevalentin 400BC.</font>

<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#000033" size="2">We already get a glimpse of this male dominated hierarchy when Nandini was engaged to Malayketu. How she was forced to bend to his will, even though he was declared to be the most worthy man for her.</font>

<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#000033" size="2">Chanakya himself said that Chandra had won her so it was his right to marry Nandini and she didn't have a choice. So Nandini has essentially become a trophy wife; Chandra's very own spoil of war. It's a disgusting outlook to be sure, especially in today's day and age but had Nandini complained about his behaviour toward her in today's episode, I don't see anyone understanding the problem in this; Merely just thinking that Chandra would be exercising her right over her as her lord and husband.</font>

<font color="#000033" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Still it doesn't change the fact that it was definitely a cringe-worthy scene. I don't see how this so called love track will roll her when they both have an endless vendettaagainst one another (their enmityis justified from both perspectives. He's killed more than half of her family and forced himself over her twice now whereas she's the daughter of his nemesis and keeps attempting to kill him - as if that's such a surprise and gives him the licenseto strip and humiliate her).</font>