Originally posted by: indi52
love the delve.
my feeling, there was always a strain of thought in the writing that asked us to examine our ritualised and theistic way of looking at spirituality and also equating those who are overtly pooja paath sorts with "goodness." and so we have the protagonist like none other on indian telly, asr. doesn't worship in a ritualistic way, openly says he makes his own destiny, questions every custom, refuses his father's name... and yet he isn't struck by lightning. if anything, he is a noble soul. thsi was a brave experiment i feel. though they dragged him to accept certain conventions, they could never take away from him, and in the end he looked stronger and more adhered to the eternal than many others. somethingof the evolved man in him who does his duty and accepts all consequences of his actions.
there was a parallel strain, with a high feel good factor, leaning heavily on signs and portents and accepted views of divine influence in our lives. about the sindoor. i don't think this compulsive sign reading by us was being questioned. the way i read it was, if it falls of its own accord, almost as an "ishara" from the eternal, without any trick or mortal intention tainting it, then it will come true. but in shyam's case he threw it on her, that was not the will of god, but that of man, one who wanted to use the idea of god's signs and fool these god believing people. so it had to fail. if anything, the story reaffirmed the validity of such "signs." definitely done to please masses, and get trp. mera humble sa opinion.
thanks for pondering.
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