Major Historical and Cultural Goof Ups in a show based on History - Page 5

Originally posted by: NiharikaMishra

Yes female schools were there in Bengal but mostly white girls attended. Indian parents didn't send their daughters to school and those who attended faced a lot of discrimination which used to be indirectly supported by the schools as they wanted more and more students to accept Christianity and dress western in lieu of scholarships and good treatment.

Boys could do it easily for convenience if they were not super patriotic but not girls.

Yup you're right but to some extent! The thing is that in Bengal, during the late 1800s there were quite a few schools for girls. Bethune School was one of the most prominent ones- these were mostly attended by the Indian Brahmo girls and not Hindu ones (but that was a trend that was changing during the 1900s).

By that time, there were multiple women who had graduated and established themselves in well to do positions.

These women were an inspiration to many of the young girls both in Hindu and Brahmo families, leading to them enrolling in primary school. I know there was a time in the late 1800s where many young girls and women (either in WB or whole of India, not sure about that part) got admission in primary schools after getting inspired by the women who had graduated.

In Bengal, we had many females who were extremely well-educated and had begun schools of their own by the time that is being shown in this show!

And this brings me back to the same point that the makers haven't researched much and thats really sad when you're trying to pull off a historically significant show!

Aniruddh is well-educated, so he definitely should have known about these women because they were all around the media at that time - both praised and criticized.

But this was a glorious period in Bengal and unfortunately the show hasn't done justice to it!

Lmk what you guys feel <3

Sorry for posting this again! I am technically challenged 😂 I couldn't figure out why the replying wasn't working! Silly me

Originally posted by: Ayu_12

Being a journalism student Radio in India come up in 1923 and in Calcutta it came in 1927, then how come Radio came in 1920 or 1919 as Aniruddh said in yesterday episode ??

As per my knowledge there were female school during 19s !!

Yeah there were! And it was a rising trend among families to enroll their girls- sometimes not for their future careers but to be a better qualified high standard bride, if you get what I mean! But there were schools!

The timeline of the show is a bit messed up- if they had shown this in the 1800s when we had the one of the biggest movement for female education, then it would have been sooo much better!

They kinda ruined it by bringing Gandhi- that too such an old one 😂 because by then, at his time, there were MANY prominent female leaders- especially in congress.

Literally after the INC was formed in 1885, there were many female leaders coming up in the subsequent years!

I am a bit disappointed ngl

Historical and fantasy shows require a lot of research and most indian serials goof up in this. The writers first need to fix the timeline and then look into the history of the period and write the plot accordingly. Here the makers are just using the historical backdrop as a passing theme in a normal soap plot on women empowerment. Story wise I think the show is some what similiar to Balika Vadhu or diya baati with a woman achieving her dreams against all odds. Not that it is a bad plot but so since they made it a historical drama it is only fair that they make it appropriate to the time and consistent with historical facts.

Originally posted by: chemgirl

Historical and fantasy shows require a lot of research and most indian serials goof up in this. The writers first need to fix the timeline and then look into the history of the period and write the plot accordingly. Here the makers are just using the historical backdrop as a passing theme in a normal soap plot on women empowerment. Story wise I think the show is some what similiar to Balika Vadhu or diya baati with a woman achieving her dreams against all odds. Not that it is a bad plot but so since they made it a historical drama it is only fair that they make it appropriate to the time and consistent with historical facts.

Exactly ! Even in BB they started with eight year old bondu after lockdown they said 11 yo !

How come she became so old in two months ?

Originally posted by: Ayu_12

Exactly ! Even in BB they started with eight year old bondu after lockdown they said 11 yo !

How come she became so old in two months ?

Another creative liberty to lessen the age gap between Rudhita to 10 years so that the cast post leap can have a less awkward romance.

But that shouldn't be required. Their relationship is already that of care and respect before love hops in and I think it is good that the romance shown is awkward so that people realize the demerits of mismatched marriages due to age difference.

Why does romance necessarily have to be about wind blows, eye locks and the hero lifting the heroine in his arms? Its high time television progressed to show sensible romance.

Originally posted by: RatiPandey615

Yup you're right but to some extent! The thing is that in Bengal, during the late 1800s there were quite a few schools for girls. Bethune School was one of the most prominent ones- these were mostly attended by the Indian Brahmo girls and not Hindu ones (but that was a trend that was changing during the 1900s).

By that time, there were multiple women who had graduated and established themselves in well to do positions.

These women were an inspiration to many of the young girls both in Hindu and Brahmo families, leading to them enrolling in primary school. I know there was a time in the late 1800s where many young girls and women (either in WB or whole of India, not sure about that part) got admission in primary schools after getting inspired by the women who had graduated.

In Bengal, we had many females who were extremely well-educated and had begun schools of their own by the time that is being shown in this show!

And this brings me back to the same point that the makers haven't researched much and thats really sad when you're trying to pull off a historically significant show!

Aniruddh is well-educated, so he definitely should have known about these women because they were all around the media at that time - both praised and criticized.

But this was a glorious period in Bengal and unfortunately the show hasn't done justice to it!

Lmk what you guys feel <3

Sorry for posting this again! I am technically challenged 😂 I couldn't figure out why the replying wasn't working! Silly me

You are right, but still this is the story of progressive cities like Calcutta, Dacca and Chittagong. British Bengali cities included a cosmopolitan population where Indians had to keep up, to cohabit with them in peace. Even Indian women held typical but important positions as doctors or bureaucrats.

Villages like Tulsipur were still a far fetched story with rampant of female oppression. You can check biopic of Anthony Firingee or Bankim Chandra's Devi Chaudhurani or Sharat Chandra novels that depict a more real picture of condition of women still in villages, especially widows

Originally posted by: NiharikaMishra

You are right, but still this is the story of progressive cities like Calcutta, Dacca and Chittagong. British Bengali cities included a cosmopolitan population where Indians had to keep up, to cohabit with them in peace. Even Indian women held typical but important positions as doctors or bureaucrats.

Villages like Tulsipur were still a far fetched story with rampant of female oppression. You can check biopic of Anthony Firingee or Bankim Chandra's Devi Chaudhurani or Sharat Chandra novels that depict a more real picture of condition of women still in villages, especially widows

Absolutely agree! Now think of this, just as how you mentioned Bankim Chandra- his novels were always really empowering in nature. A show that is situated in Bengal has literally NO mention of it- This was my point- the lack of research.

The schools were surely in the cities and towns but the people, the women were extremely famous, afterall, they had been through a crazy amount of struggle.

When Aniruddh's father is talking about how women should not study, his son can choose a variety of examples but no- no one knows!

Women oppression in this show could have been counter-attacked with the names of these terrific women and other pioneers of female education. This show talked about Sati but did not mention Raja Ram Mohan Roy, if I am not wrong? (i am not sure about this) In order to make the change, there should have been mentions of the people who have ALREADY made a significant impact.

And this family afterall is an educated family, his dad is a British freak ofc like many of the 'babus' but he is definitely aware of the successful women- he obviously doesn't have to believe in it, but the show can bring up these people.

But what they choose to do, is bring Gandhi (literally hain?)

This shows how less effort has been taken into developing this story.

They should talk about the unsung heroes.

Like you said, by talking about Bethune and other schools in the cities, the whole idea of female education can be brought up with the committees rather than choosing to continue unnecessary drama- if you get what I mean!?