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mpat

@mpat

Dazzler

Posted: 11 years ago

#251

Sandhya, You have written the "The Trampled Rose" very well and we have a partial revelation.

The rich are different..."Zamindars" and their wives have and put up with infidelities as "Men will be Men". Wives are trophies and the unfortunate ones are pleasures. They use people for their needs and don't think twice about it. Fact of life for them!!

Frankly I don't quite know how to respond, because partly it was always known that Arjun is by no means a worthy man, husband or father. Arjun's infidelities are known to Ahalya and in a way accepted by her.

She did put Greeshma in harms way and then offered to take care of her child as her own. Why?? Are there others she helped out as well?

She had the means to support Greeshma and the child, why then the elaborate fake pregnancy and emotional blackmail to take the child away from her.

Greeshma truly is a trampled rose...a victim of her status and a trusting dutiful soul.

So how much better is Ahalya? We don't know her entire story and I do believe there is good in her because she is Devyani's daughter and it is known that she was loved by her "children".

Arnav is Arjun's son, he has had his share of women, Khushi is aware because he has mentioned about never forgetting protection after their one night stand...about Khushi not having to witness him kissing anyone else...so how much better of a "husband" would he make for Khushi.

The others don't mean anything only you do...right now I put Arnav in this category.

Quite frankly I don't believe he is a good "mate" for Khushi. He is a good sibling, friend, nephew, uncle and grandson, but a husband???

Waiting to read what Arnav will do to convince Khushi and her family.

This is my POV and not meant to offend anyone...I too want Khushi and Arnav to have a happy ending and believe they will.

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arpitasharma

@arpitasharma

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

#252

This was something, S! I had almost missed this update. Now I am trying to gather the few thoughts I had at the time I was reading it.

Ahalya Malik - I don't know what she was thinking. And neither do I know if she was right or wrong. What came out to me was the offer she was proposing Greeshma throughout the way even when knowing her husband was a demon. If the offer was to be called help, then I am not surprised by the fact that Ahalya knows what her husband has been up to all along their marriage and has accepted the truth. Why wasn't she reacting to it? What is it? The fact that they accepted their husbands and their fate just the way they were or was it something else that prevented her from severely condemning her husband's crimes? What is the reason behind her nonchalance and the 'help' that she was offering to Greeshma?

On the other hand, what she did also took a lot of courage and strength. But why did she do it?

Also, this incident may not have been a first. Why did Ahalya seem to help only Greeshma?

There is certainly something that is very shady about Ahalya.

Greeshma - With every line, it was absolutely heartbreaking reading all that she had to go through. First with her father, next with her child. And all the way, with herself. There is nothing more selfless than placing a loved one's life over his/her own life. And she did this not once, but twice. And if it is called helplessness that she accepted all that life threw at her, then it was her strength that she accepted to give her child away to someone else. But why did she agree on giving it to the only lady who didn't seem very perturbed about all that was happening with her life but was rather keen on having Greeshma's child?

I won't even speak on Arjun Malik. Nothing, absolutely nothing, gives one the right to exploit another. But a behavior such as this, as hard as it may be to accept, prevails even today in some fragments in certain remote parts of the world.

Now to your questions:

1. What would most zamindar wives have done in Ahalya's place? (Zamindars leading the kind of life style Arjun Mallik did was fairly common in the era in question here).

I really don't think they would bother much about doing "favours" for their workers had they been in Ahalya's place. I don't know but at that time, they seemed to be accepting whatever fate had in store for them and did nothing much to alter it and voice out what they felt. They seemed keener on keeping the family bound together, no matter what circumstances they were in.

Doing what Ahalya did was out of question, unless there was a really strong reason behind it.

2. What would have happened to Greeshma (No family, father paralysed), had Ahalya simply given her some money (say 5k INR) and left her to her fate at the clinic when she goes to visit Mr. Bhatnagar instead of following through on her decision to help the family?

There is nothing that can be said because as they say, life is unpredictable. It may show the rosy side one moment, and the next, the thorny side. But if I have a say - she could've had a better life for herself. If she really did get a scholarship in the University of Lucknow, she could've done something with her life, and might've also got her father treated to how much she could afford. But again, life is volatile.

This was, by far, the most powerful and potent chapters you have written Sandy. It wasn't just about being loyal or sacrificial, it wasn't just about the anguish or pain and it wasn't just about being powerful or helpless. It was all that and much more.

Also, this chapter left me confused on a few things that I hope the next chapter may clear!

Looking forward to the next one, S!

Edited by arpitasharma - 11 years ago

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Polkadots78

@Polkadots78

Inactive

Posted: 11 years ago

#253

I haven't read the thread or why you posted your questions... Going by just the questions...this is what I think..

What a typical zamindarin does should not have a bearing to ahalya...because she is not a typical zamindarin..is she? She went out of the way to see an old ailing employee..to get treatment for him and take his young daughter into her care...though shr did.ss commendable and kind job, she failed to uphold the responsibility she took od young khushi..fully aware of her husband's perverseness..

So the question should not be what a typical zamindar's would have done.. The question should be what ahalya should have done and I am disappointed with what she did in the end...but its a pattern..she took responsibility for a young khushi and failed to protect her

..she took responsibility for a pregnant and battered girl and again failed to give her the trust and failed to see through that responsibility too...

killing with kindness???

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madinab

@madinab

Explorer

Posted: 11 years ago

#254

WAIT...brown eyes...was Greeshma Arnav's mother

Damn i'm confused...

but I love it...u will keep us guessing till the next update

Pls update sooonnn

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fatima2603

@fatima2603

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

#255

Wow...did not see this coming. So...greeshma might be garima? ana is greeshmas?

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sincereme

@sincereme

Inactive

Posted: 11 years ago

#256

Heart wrenching update...

Garishma has to go through a lot... Life has been terrible for her... First her father illness and then when she got some hope in the form of Ahalya, life has again showed her its brutal face... 😭...I can't imagine how she could hold herself after everything...

Why was Ahalya living with the monster of her husband... After knowing everything, she turned a blind eye towards it...

So Ana is Garishma's daughter??? And did Garishma saw nani that day?? Eagerly waiting for all these mysteries to unfold...

Loved the update...

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greshu

@greshu

Navigator

Posted: 11 years ago

#257

IS THE BABY IS PAYAL, CONTINUE SOON...

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yoga123

@yoga123

Sparkler

+ 2

Posted: 11 years ago

#258

Brilliant and emotional chapter...the cruelty of some body was borne by other...my eyes were moist through out the chapter... thanks for the PM

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AquaSandhya

@AquaSandhya

Sparkler

+ 8

Posted: 11 years ago

#259

Thank you! UV_Arshi, Khushi Kumari, Throne, Amanram, rk2127, Sheena29, jduke, mpat, arpitasharma, polkadots for taking the time to answer my questions.

I really appreciate it. 🤗

As I mentioned on Pg. 35...I'll let the characters speak for themselves over the next few chapters ... I hope you'll continue enjoying DND as before :)

Cheers

Sandhya

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AquaSandhya

@AquaSandhya

Sparkler

+ 8

Posted: 11 years ago

#260

Chapter - 50

The Day Of Reckoning

"The wheel is come full circle." # William Shakespeare

Hello All,

Due to my commitment to LPOE, I'm running behind on DND. I plan to start writing the next chapter tomorrow. However, I'm not sure whether or not I'll be ready with a Friday update.

I 'll not be rushing it as the next few chapters are crucial and as you all already know the length of each chapter is equivalent to two chapters I used to do earlier on.

So, bear with me. I'll update Chapter - 50 as soon as it is ready :)

Love

Sandhya

Edited by AquaSandhya - 11 years ago