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Great post. I definitely agree with you that Suman was wrong towards whatever she did to Shravan - be it the everyday snide comments or the actual humiliation that pushed Shravan to eventually leave India. And for that, I find Shravan's treatment towards Suman justifiable & reasonable.
However, I disagree with you that she has no redeeming qualities.
1. She did like him as a friend. He was not just a slave for her even though it appeared like that at face value. Yes, she refused to acknowledge & met him only on the sly, but I think she was there for him in his emotional moments as well & gave him the much needed love that was missing from his life. Also, clearly he was important for her as she shared so many precious moments with him.
2. Suman in her teenage years was bindaas so she said whatever she felt like, without realising the repercussions of it. Somewhere Shravan was at fault too for not pointing out his unhappiness over her remarks & thus she never knew she was wrong.
3. Till today, she has no idea that Shravan's unhappiness & anger was not a one-off thing & that it was slowly building up because she never knew of the intensity of his feelings. She did apologize when she met him, but he told her he's moved on, so what more can she do? If someone says its ok, you don't dwell upon it & thats exactly what Suman did.
Anupamaa
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