Anyway with now some clarity that Gauri will be coming to Benaras soon, we can expect some khicha taani at Shukl house. If we look at all the members we can generally work out who will support and who will oppose Gauri. For starters, Chuttan and Bauji are staunchly pro-Gauri. Amma is staunchly anti-Gauri. Ram Bhaiyya is a goofy character and it looks like his inputs will have no value and most likely be ignored (just as Bauji kept ignoring him the other day). Ram Bhaiyya's wife seems a pleasant character (she was eager to do that aarti when Shiv arrived) so she could secretly be a supporter of Shiv, unless coerced by Amma. Shiv's sister is very close to Shiv (that was visible when they hugged during their first meeting after Shiv arrived) so I assume she will back Shiv. Shiv's BIL is a pompous character and likely to oppose Gauri for being a paraprantiya. Which means that Gauri has quite a lot of backing at Benaras.
Of course the deciding factor will be Dadi.
If Dadi accepts Gauri reluctantly then it leaves a lot of room for kitchen politics after marriage. If Dadi is accepting Gauri wholeheartedly then I wouldthink that the serial will be all about Gauri adjusting to the Shukl parivar (with Amma putting in some obstacles now and then). I hope the CV's choose the second option. That's my POV.
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