Haan!Said Ganga !

Haan..!' Said by Ganga ... to Ratan- a defining moment followed by a deafening silence ...which reverberated in the jail surroundings !! Decision has been taken by a mother !!

Here an arrogant criminal member of the patriarchical society is asking for his heir,not a father asking for his son!...any righteous person could have easily given his bone marrow unconditionally!

This haan' from Ganga for handing over her son to a butcher father ... sacrificing her toddler son is only to save his life! Just to see him alive! What an irony of Fate!

Here Ratan is not asking for Mannu as a responsible father, ...not with love and attachment and not with any tender feelings for him ...but ...but with a purpose ...a purpose of having a son as his heir...to carry on his legacy ... an age old blind belief...still being carried into the present day modern society'... coupled with a revengeful intention to prove his authority over her, for revolting against his authority over her. He has no tender feelings towards his kids ...that is very much clear when he rejected Padma and her daughter. Why this disparity ?? What is the meaning of a woman's life in a biased society ??

What is this blindly practiced patriarchy...Does it not sound meaningless ?

Why ...why a father's role is so important in a child's life ?... which is only a peripheral involvement [ rightly and beautifully described by a IF member as a pleasure trip'..This phrase speaks volumes ... defining the whole meaning of a passive nature of a man ..A father !! ]

In the case of a father like Ratan, only with his few minutes of involvement in bringing a child into this world ...how can the society hand over all the rights...legally , socially and traditionally, and declare him as a sole authority ...a care taker better than a mother ! How??

What about the role played by a mother who is very much involved physically and emotionally since conception till the end [her end !! ] ..conceiving, giving birth, breast- feeding, nurturing, care taking, grooming, educating the do's and don'ts in life, in essence making a man of a child, with a whole hearted involvement ? But here, this heir' theory makes her a mere spectator ...A mute witness !.. Is it not atrocious ?

Raped by Ratan ... Ganga suffered every night onslaught, was used by his family as a free servant maid ..as a slave ...now, even after escaping from their clutches and a certain eventual death, fate has brought her back to the very same rogue' family with begging hands... that is the irony of fate'

Since centuries my question has been ...as a woman, as a wife, as a mother...called with different names , ...why this second grade treatment to a woman in every event at every stage of her life ?Why ...Why ...being a life giver ..why should she live like a life less log!

Originally posted by: Hemangi5

Seetha i have not seen the episode but reading your post i experienced goose bumps. What a description of a woman's plight. Ganga's suffering is unending. Why she is shown as a sufferer all the time . Why she is deprived of a normal and stable life. Her unending woes and sobs is so depressing . Can't bear the distress of this character.

Originally posted by: SEETHA.K

Hemangi ... even today in this 21st century ...majority of the women folk are living in the similar conditions ...docile ... and feeling diminutive ...like a second grade citizen in her own house ...in this so called modern society !!

Mind sets have to be changed !

As a woman in India, I find that the society is changing a lot in terms of acceptance of the many roles of women as professionals, as bread-earners in families and as independent thinking individuals.

The traditional Indian woman has evolved to prove herself equal in many professions as well as proved better suited than men in others.

The situation for the changing role of women is improving fast!On the other hand, female foeticide, dowry deaths and domestic abuse, marital rape , provide a macabre background of primitive barbarism.

In the typical Indian Society, you find that there are still expectations and assumptions about women that are not so much relevant to their current status, but a clear hangover from our supressive past. This may be more obvious with traditional women or women in rural societies, but it is extremely prevalent in urban ones as well !