Originally posted by: shailusri1983
Padmanand was the King of Magadh and Nandini was born a princess. Though people see him becoming the king after marrying Avantika, we for all practical purposes know he staged a kind of military coup. He is and was the ruler of Magadh when Nandini was born. Same goes for Helena. Her dad belonged to the military elite always, even when she was born. Durdhara's dad was and is a trader.And here, it is a policy of exclusion or choosing the best, not one of inclusion. They need only one Rani for the Puja. So it would not do for them to keep on increasing the list instead of decreasing it. So even though, now all of them, Nandini, Helena and Durdhara have to be regarded as belonging to the Kshatriya Kul as they are all equally married to the ruling King, Chandra, it does not work out like that.For that matter, Dharma is CAS should have been considered a Maharani by everyone and not be insulted for her Brahmin origin or for her having been a Daasi once. But we know that she and Ashok we always taunted by Sushim, Siamack and Jagannath as Daasi, Daasi Putra, etc,Raja Janak though a very great seer was always called Raj Rishi. Vishvamitra had to move heaven and earth, create a Trishanku Swarga, atone for his sins, undertake a whole lot of penance and propound the Gayatri Mantra before he was called Brahma Rishi.Class distinctions were so rigid and discriminative during those days. Otherwise, why would a person like Karna who was so powerful, talented, and Tejaswi have to face discrimination throughout his life? If this was the fate of a Suryaputra whom people mistook to be a Sooth Putra, this is still the Durdhara on the show.Moreover, if she had issues, she had to voice them out. But she seems pretty happy contesting none of this. The worth of every individual is what he/ she perceives himself/herself to be. If they are content with less, people give them less. If you fight for more, there is a chance that you might get more or even lose what you have.But it is a gamble the individual will have to take. If they respect and esteem themselves less, people also see them like that. Durdhara gives everyone like Helena or Dadi a walkover. So nobody takes her or her claims seriously.