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neverbefore

@neverbefore

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

#11

Utterly brilliant! This is the first Lavanya piece that held me rivetted to the end.

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nyxx

@nyxx

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 11 years ago

#12

The transformation of Lavanya & the improbability of it all in the end...a journey in itself and beautifully illustrated by you, RB. Sheer brilliance!

& Its always interesting, and different to read about a character that perhaps has been explored so little...your mere words, and your depiction of her thoughts makes this read even more vivid, and enjoyable!

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AquaSandhya

@AquaSandhya

Sparkler

+ 8

Posted: 11 years ago

#13

That was a beautiful piece of writing RB. Your words add depth to almost anything...hence I'm not surprised you made Lavanya seem more poignant and thoughtful than she ever was in that show.

You voiced the thoughts of a modern, educated, in many ways a vain girl who came to value friendship beyond anything else in a touching fashion that is so you.

To tell you the truth, for me it is your writing that added an extra dimension to this character, than the charcater itself that was presented on the show. I say this because they made her out to be a bimbo who didn't think beyond ways of clinging on to Arnav. Vanity I could understand because we all are in our own ways (be it physical, emotional or intellectual) but ignorance or the pretense of it I cannot.

It is the thought process of a human that differentiates people. But there are people in this world who do not think too much. They merely act. I'm trying my best to not generalize here. I'm also trying my best to not judge those who give less time for their thoughts than necessary. It is merely an observation and I know I maybe totally off in my approach.

Once again, brilliant writing 👍🏼

Edited by AquaSandhya - 11 years ago

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moomin4455

@moomin4455

Dazzler

+ 2

Posted: 11 years ago

#14

Thank you for the PM - I almost missed this and that would have been a crime!

How many people actually strive to have an identity, whether consciously or otherwise? Or even change that identity by our 'tastes' for music, food, fashion, friends, boyfriends etc etc? How many people find that surety of their identity fly out of the window, particularly if they aren't sure at all (deep down) of what they are, when a guy or gal enters the equation.

The way you described Lavanya making Arnav the pseudo-centre of her universe was so real. The way she recognized that Khushi and Arnav were a certainty and she stepped aside, instead of going down another route was admirable - you described her thought process in such a believable way.

If there's one thing I loved about Lavanya's character despite the beginning, is the way she was woman enough and sensible enough to not pursue a man as broken as Arnav, when it became clear it wouldn't work out. As I see it, Arnav was the broody aberration in Lavanya's life; she deserved someone who wouldn't see her as second best.

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Raila1014

@Raila1014

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

#15

La was what she was and never pretended to be someone else, except maybe when she tried to be the daughter in law that the Raizadas were craving. She was a real person who wore her emotions naturally unlike Kushi the ever suffering heroine. I think this is why many liked La over Kushi, because she was a real person who did see the goodness in Kushi when they became friends and who had the grace to cut her losses in a relationship that was not meant to be. She knew she deserved better and had the guts to end the relationship and moved on in search of the better. I am sure she found it too. The truth of the matter is no one has to change who they are to be accepted in a relationship. She bent over backwards and realized it was not enough and like the modern girl that she was, she ended it. You captured her spirit beautifully!

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Kalyaani B Rao

@Kalyaani

Stunner

+ 6

Posted: 11 years ago

#16

Originally posted by: Raila1014
La was what she was and never pretended to be someone else, except maybe when she tried to be the daughter in law that the Raizadas were craving. She was a real person who wore her emotions naturally unlike Kushi the ever suffering heroine. I think this is why many liked La over Kushi, because she was a real person who did see the goodness in Kushi when they became friends and who had the grace to cut her losses in a relationship that was not meant to be. She knew she deserved better and had the guts to end the relationship and moved on in search of the better. I am sure she found it too. The truth of the matter is no one has to change who they are to be accepted in a relationship. She bent over backwards and realized it was not enough and like the modern girl that she was, she ended it. You captured her spirit beautifully!

Wonderfully put, I feel Lavanya was far more genuine and honest than both Arnav and Khushi put together. She did give the whole "bahu training" a try because she thought the guy she was involved with it was worth it. One does not sit up and like Archimedes exclaim "Eureka" and think and act in an intelligent manner. Humans are flawed will act and think the way it suits them, no right or wrong here.

If RB captured Lavanya's character beautifully in her OS, you made so much sense in this comment understanding what RB wanted to say about her.

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1chilly

@1chilly

Sparkler

Posted: 11 years ago

#17

This was brilliant RB.

You have captured the nuances of Lavanya's charavter beautifully.

Loved the way you have written about how she saw Arnav changing gradually and his attraction to Khushi.

She preferred to pull herself away than to hold on to Arnav.

That was the greatness in her character.

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Enchante

@Enchante

Inactive

Posted: 11 years ago

#18

You gave the enigmatic dusky bombshell a depth I never had anticipated her to hold. Sure she is a snob at times but at the end of the day who isn't? Most of us possess these darker thoughts but we don't usually implement them. Then, no one's head, not even Khushi's, can be clear and free of such darkness.

You described that 'letting in' part of those dual thoughts so marvelously! And that the realization was not sudden but crawling up and in like a familiar ache, it unfurled potential the show hadn't explored at all. I LOVED the shoulder analogy and the way you so deftly explained to us what could possibly have passed through La's head. Of the hurt, pettiness, love, jealousy and mawkishness which was more real and comprehensible than the mawkish emotions Khushi expressed.

It reinforces my belief that Lavanya and Arnav were always the more sensible pairing.

If only reality hadn't been such a whimsical bitch, too.

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Vee

@reflorated

Rocker

+ 4

Posted: 11 years ago

#19

This was a fresh insight into Lavanya's head. It was strangely clinical, and not what you expect from ... Lavanya. The emotions are certainly from the right, but the words are from the left. It presents an interesting puzzle, like checks, white and black... and you'd think that it wouldn't work, but it does. It just does.

Edited by vfordonkey - 11 years ago

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RockBarbie

@RockBarbie

Voyager

+ 8

Posted: 11 years ago

#20

Originally posted by: opsyellow
you did again! awesome.

Every time I see Joshua Jackson in your DP, I am reminded to put my grown up pants and watch Fringe Season 3 :=) The thought of him ending up the same girl from different universe is just...sad.

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