IPKKND3~ ep 2~4.7.17 My Impressions.. walking a tightrope..
Life is dotted about with many situations where we are required to exercise caution, from either causing damage to our selves or others. Walk the tight rope ,can also mean that we are alert about avoiding to create foes for ourselves. Stay clear about taking precarious courses. The episode continues from yesterday's refers rather vividly to the prop rope. Lord Shiva's idol is surrounded by ropes... mind you ,all in the wrong hands!
This dark , broody stranger from nowhere certainly knows the ropes! Advay has mathematical know how to guide him from averting mass destruction to human life..plus an ill ominous sign for their faith if the great gods mammoth idol crashes to the ground. A splash of colours symbolises that the precarious tight rope task is in the right hands! Its backed with knowledge! another right person free's his jammed foot ,a wink and the two all knotted up... heave ,pull, at the crucial rope that would haul the idol up. Its common where new ideas crop up..old ones will butt in and obstruct the course of progress. But knowledge and common sense wins and hollow pompous stupidity gives way.. as the one who is meant to lead from the front leads and the rest follow and fall into place! Thus the joint effort hauls Lord Shiva to the elevated position he deserves. Devotes celebrate ,chanting the great god for sending a saviour...
The strong twisted strands of hemp..that connect one end to another end.. some from Advay side gets hitched with Chandni.. she arrives at the venue and her first stop is to connect in prayer with her angry? Stubborn Lord.. from far a dark figure watches his ear marked target.. she pours her heart out to her Lord.. babbles in affectionate defiance.. she knows in his anger lies buried his love for her. As for her,here she stands before his enormous idol.. ready for any further trial, tribulation he wants to put her through! till he gives up on her.. for she would rather be struck down by his hatred.. than his total indifference to her.. that is enough cause for her to be strung! Chandni further ropes her devotion on to her miffed Lord.. Advay peers at her from far.. never mind what goes between her and Lord Shiva..as he is clear about what action to take with this girl ,who mocked his mother.. his eyes turn frigid with anger.. more so at himself, for giving her the chance to hurt him.. all the pain she gave him .. as his justified reaction , he comes now !to return in full measure back to her! He knows. he walks the tightrope.. but he has to carry on till he settles his score with her! all knotted up emotionally he hangs around the vicinity she moves. But his no ordinary feat gets him the attention of the big guns.. Chandni's mother is curious to know more about the strong man..
The scene with transgender ... brings out bigotry and narrowing of views in communities, that tends to segregate peoples. Causes chaos, rather than harmony among all, that which all scriptures preach. That the house of god is open to all believers, despite their race colour or sexuality.. the lord does not differentiate.. in showing mercy and compassion then why do we mortals? Nothing frightens a human more then a darkened future , cursed with misfortunes ahead. Chandni arrives as the peacemaker.. apologizes to the crowd of spurned trans genders.. to ward off her families accursed times ahead .Like her Dev she too has it in her, to veer off damage! Divisive lame bantar ! promoting exclusion on the basis of one's sexuality. Chandni reminds that male gender represents lord Shiva and the woman gender symbolises strength and since transgender, encapsulate both in their biological makeup.. they will stand before us.. and lead! not beside or behind. Chandi challenges the attitude of faith hypocrisy where people profess to perfection but are far from it. But changing people's entrenched social mindset is far from easy. So she too lets it known that where humans are barred from worship in god's house.. in that instance she too refuses to conduct the big veneration which bars devotees. She is ready to deviate from the traditional eldest child of priest does arti..so when required Chandni is strong enough to take a stand.
Her step mother though is a wise strategist. She actually picks up on chandni's idea of appeasing the transgenders, extends it and relates it to Lord Shiv's avtar as Ardhnageshwar,half man and half woman.. to me this was the highlight of the episode... equal opportunities! Human rights!
Then a dire warning about future.. as long as the god is happy ,all is well but if not that the future looks ominous. The transgender warns and foretells his future has already come about! The image of the rocker ,guitar on his back walks forward forebodingly, flanked by young Shiva's symbolising Dev's childhood! Seems that Dev has been wronged by Chandni's family.. now Dev returns as a grown man to avenge himself! Only Chandni though can avert the damage coming towards her family.
But on the other hand the noose around her virtue is in question. Chandni's reputation is ruined by every word! Reference to crack in the glass hints at the hairline fragility of a woman's reputation. Advay picks up the gossip.. and muses silently from far.. and now he is around to widen the fissure in her character.. till it smashes!
Two pronged action by Chandni and the stranger averted the disaster of shiva's giant size statue from crashing.. the mother thanks the stranger for saving the idol and their family from defamation. Without mincing his words, his body language tells her he is not one of her sycophants. He gives a chilling reply.. a pun, the issue stops temporarily , at this instance , but by no means has it finished... he says what he needed to say.. dons his shades and stalks off.. jiji wonders he speaks prophetically of some impending doom.. she needs to know more about him. Advay sows the seeds of fear in her..
Chandni prepares for the purification ceremony. Childhood memories of Dev being prepared for veneration comes to her in flashes. How he was chosen as the first born of the priest despite of being a normal naughty adolescent! how he fell out with her, when she made funny derogatory comments about his mother.. now she understands, none can tolerate jibes about their parents.. especially sons for their mothers. Chandi recalls with affection ,how Dev always used the eight years age difference between them ,to demand respect from her.. her heart beats to the lyrics of the song come my beloved ,here I still wait for you..as if his soul hears and stirs at her call on a bed of yellow petals.. this time his sore ,bare feet stroll towards her.. he watches her from far.. surrounded by the colour, song dance, hyped ambience of the ritualistic purification.. for conducting the sacred arti .. and his spirit groans.. much has changed in the last sixteen years ,from priest, to worshippers.. their hearts and minds.. alongside, he glares at her casting silent accusations.. stop the denial! she too has changed.. he can see through her guile! of feigned tears and fears..never fear Advay is here to expose her truth.. long enough have her theatrics gone on for.. rabba ve.. now no more..
Well I liked the episode.. Chandni is better out of the house than she is inside. Her public presence creates waves.. she uses her faith to bring communities together .. but can she pull back the rope of sentiments she shared with Dev ?.. pity when they cross paths with each other ,eventually .. sparks ignite.. that soon turns her chastity to ashes... and she passes out.. but not abandoned.. picked up by Advay Singh Riazada... hamlet53 5.7. 17
Sorry a long one.. thanks for reading my first impression.. was delighted with the warm replies.. much love hammie
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