15th February, 2011
Tere Mere Sapne: Sarju buys a tractor.
Sambu and Heeraman, two brothers lived in the village. The former with his two sons, Kesu and Sarju, helping him in the fields. The younger had been playful, and then gone to Mumbai, but what type of life and difficulties he had to go through there, his family did not know. How he got the wealth is also hidden from his family, but the viewers have seen it, and find his family petty minded, but can not be faulted, as he has not given them a chance.
His cousin Vishnu too is only noticing the wealth but not the love that is hidden in his heart. He does not appreciate Sarju's generosity. Vishnu is surrounded by his greedy mother and petty wife, who cooks for him. Her husband has sold her ornaments, and she is after him to get them back. He is a loafer and does not work. His father Hiramal, comes back, and upbraids him, and the women. They want him to go to the ancestral home, but he nurses old grievance and does not want to go. The wife has ideas, of grandeur, but he does not see it.
In Sarju's house, his father and brother are gentle and kind, but his mother is a shrew as usual, pouncing on her daughter in law, Laachi, for no other reason other than, she is not giving her an heir. She does not know her own son is infertile, but blames the daughter in law, whose medical report showed she was fertile, but Kalki the secnd wife of Kesu, had hidden this truth from the family for her own ends.
Now that Kalki's son has been accepted as Laachi's son, the latter is happy, especially after the child was saved from great danger recently. Radha is very helpful in the house, and Jamuna is always with her child.
Kesu comes home early, from the fields, with his plough and is injured in his leg, and is bleeding. Ramdei, his mother sees and is upset, and the first thing she does, as one would expect, clamors for Laachi, and orders her to bring Haldi Ka Lep. The daughter in law, gives the child to Ramdei, and goes in to bring the medicine. Ramdei, sours her face, and complains that bad luck has come on her today. While Laachi apples the turmeric ointment, on the wound on her husband's foot, Radha watches. Sarju enters and sees his brother wounded and is upset, and goes inside.
Sarju speaks to his wife, that life in the village is hard and he wonders if he can work here. Radha tells him, that world has changed, and it is not necessary to use a bull and a plough. Sarju understands that with the money he has he can buy a tractor and all other amenities and make life in his house better.
This is a hint given by the serial to the villagers of our country, that with the loans and facilities given by the government, one could use their own intelligence to improve their lives, if only they can keep the rituals and life in proper perspective, as Sarju will show later.
Ramdei asks where Sarju is, and Laachi tells her that he left early in the morning without telling any one. Later she hears some noise outside, and goes out with a stick to stop who ever was making it. It happens to be her son Sarju, driving his new tractor, with all kitchen utensils and a washing machine and refrigerator and a mixer. Sarju tells his wife to bring Arthi ki thali, and give thanks to God for the blessings he has showered on them..The producers have not shown when the electricity was connected. Perhaps he has brought a generator as well.
When all are excited, Vishnu comes and ingratiates himself to Sarju and the latter gives him some money and his mother watches, and does not approve. She wants all for herself. Then she clamors for Laachi, as is her habit, and asks her to bring tea, and prepare the food for Sarju. Sarju, being gentle as he is, tells his mother, that Laachi should spend time looking after the baby, and Radha will do the cooking.
He assures the mother, that his wife has not forgotten her cooking when she was in the city.
Radha goes to the kitchen, and uses her new pressure cooker, and is amused thinking of the reaction of the family at the speed she took in preparing the food. She warms up the milk for the babies too.
Sarju tells Radha to stitch a button on his shirt. She tells him that she will do so after she finishes the cooking. Radha goes in, and after a little while Sarju too leaves, saying he forgot to tell Radha which shirt needed button.
In the room, behind closed doors, Sarju becomes romantic with Radha.
In this serial episode, we see that we need not forget our culture, our religious practices, as well as the modern amenities. All have a place in our lives. Modernity and faith, can co-exist, as all good things come because of Divine acceptance of our way of life. Those who forget this, eventually become like empty vessels only fit to make noise and not produce any thing of worth in this world. India can show the way to the rest of the world.
Learn about the show and character at this link
https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/tere-mere-sapne/1283734/about-the-show-and-charactersEdited by walquest2000 - 14 years ago