Tribute to a Queen

Elaborate funeral scene for dadisa.

Akheraj is in war mode. Do or die.

Would anandi have been saved if she with others fell down instead of running or standing still?

Dadisa deserved such an honour. She was like a ruler throughout her life and expected others to follow her words. She was there for anyone who won her heart.

Now she is at peace and no more into worldly woes. Those who die have nothing to fear anymore. No oldage related illnesses, no need to see younger ones dying in front of them. They are beyond.

Everyone has to die and those who die with people shedding tears for them are lucky. Anandi, Jagya, Ganga and others shed copious tears for her and are sending her away grandly. She was near to those who she loved and cherished. Will BH be ever the same again without her presence?

Who will inherit her legacy?

I think no one. She is one of a kind.

She is like heritage building. With lots of history written allover.

They can recreate anandi through Nandini. Recreate Shiv through Shivam. But they cant recreate another dadisa. Even anandi would not have inherited the legacy if she was alive because she did not have that practicality, ruthlessness exhibited by dadisa.

Only Jagya has some of these qualities. Soft but hard when required. Practical and no nonsense person.
To some extent, he fits the bill.

Very touching tribute to Dsa but one question.

Originally posted by: aparnauma

Very touching tribute to Dsa but one question.

What did Dsa start off as ? What was she when her life ended?

What were the factors in that transformation?

Wasn't Bhairon a man of progressive thoughts? Didn't he always try to convince Dsa? Why was he not successful?

Didn't Dsa see child marriages breaking up? Didn't she know how pitiful the lives abandoned child brides are before Anandi came in to her life?

She knew all the consequences of the traditional beliefs and practices even before Anandi came into her life but she never questioned those beliefs she believed in them and practiced them with utmost sincerity.

Didn't she tragic events in her family before Suguna became a widow? Did she think there is anything wrong in buying Gehna for Basant?

So what made her question the traditions?

She came across this girl who constantly questioned the traditions which are aimed at weakening womens' status in the family and society.The girl may not even have realised what she was doing when she was constantly questioning.

When she saw the life of a girl who never shared her beliefs being ruined by her own beliefs practices and her actions did she change. She realised how right that girl had been and how wrong she was. That is when she started to question those practices and started disregard them.

The woman who opposed Anandi startung a school went on to sit on Dharna to protect that school's interests.

The lady who locked up little Anandi because she put bangles on the hands of child widow went on to endorse the rights of widow.

So who carried on whose legacy is the question here.

I think anandi carried Shiv's legacy because both were the same from the beginning. While dadisa is another type altogether. She invoked awe,

Dadisa had an inbuilt harshness and authoritarian streak in her along with a love for those who were lucky enough to be in her good books. We saw this until recently.

Originally posted by: leavesandwaves

Who will inherit her legacy?

I think no one. She is one of a kind.

She is like heritage building. With lots of history written allover.

They can recreate anandi through Nandini. Recreate Shiv through Shivam. But they cant recreate another dadisa. Even anandi would not have inherited the legacy if she was alive because she did not have that practicality, ruthlessness exhibited by dadisa.

Only Jagya has some of these qualities. Soft but hard when required. Practical and no nonsense person.
To some extent, he fits the bill.

It doesn't matter anymore as all characters are existing. But honestly of the given options, Ganga suits better to carry the legacy forward.

Ganga has the will but at every step Jagya helped her. When she was jailed. When she left BH wandering aimlessly. While Jagya tried to stand on his own feet even when he was left by everybody. Once he recovered there was no looking back for him. I dont think selfishness is a virtue and Jagya became selfish for many people instead of for his family only. He had that authoritarian streak in him due to his political innings and also due to his genes. And he has that bloodline in him which both Ganga and Anandi dont have. Of course dadisa is unique. She balanced things when she wanted to.She was ruthless not out of malice but due to her beliefs. Both Jagya and dadisa dealt with Mangala the same way. Not out of malice but due to their beliefs. And Jagya exhibited love towards mannu just the way dadisa did to Basant though they are not sons in the real sense.

Dsa is what she is because a small girl triggered the need to question the traditions and establishment.

Dsa's life was just not limited to Anandi's line sight. That was only one part of her life, and not her complete life.

The fact remains that Dsa needed Anandi to change her line of thought.

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