Originally posted by: geetfan38
I was one heck of a romantic in my teenage years, but looks like I have turned into a feminist and for that I am proud today! This relationship is not one made in heaven, it was made by a selfish, myopic brother. She wants to save this farse of a relationship, then I hope she does not become a IPS officer, because we need people in power to have a proper logical thinking brain! Besides to become a well rounded person with love, family etc - she needs a different family, friendship she can get outside the family.. Also does it mean that any unmarried successful woman with a career is not a well rounded person, do you need an abusive MIL and co-sister to make you well rounded?
@Dreamygal301 sorry you are at the receiving end... it is a Saturday and I have a lot of time and I am passionate about women's education!
Hey no worries,đ I too am an educated woman. I worked in the legal field for years and then switched careers, I am a writer these days. I balance my career with a husband and two young children. I also have families both mine and my husbands. Like Sandhya, I was very career orientated, establishing myself in the legal field took a long time, and along the way I had to pick and choose what I can do at certain times of my life. My view above is more of where I'm at present in life and one firm belief I hold is there is more to life than a career - if it is to the exclusion of everything else. That is what I meant by a well rounded person. I would say the same to a women who is a SAHM - staying at mother. We all need a bit of everything in life, not to exclude one over another or cut something off in pursuit of something else.
We can be educated but that doesn't mean we toss aside other things. I can appreciate that life is not black and white, eg an educated person getting married to another educated person. I was born and brought up in the UK, here personal choice plays a big part. I have friends who studied law like me and then worked in high jobs (one of them is a top criminal lawyer, another considered for the post of a judge) and I can honestly tell you that their life partner's educational qual. does not even come up to par. But that is ok, for us here (well for me and my friends and family) equal does not mean education wise, but more that as human we connect well and believe in the same thing for that creates a more lasting bond. In this society, if we work hard and love and support each other, the world can be our oyster. I also know across the world this attitude differs, all I can say is each to their own.
So for me, this show is more of an creative interest rather than applying it to real life situation. I can understand the struggle going on in Asia for women to have basic education, to rise high in a paternalistic society and I applaud that. Like you am a pro-ponent. But for all that I also I won't change my basic belief. It is very true, stages in life does make you look at things differently. Life is more of a shades of grey than clear cut black and white.
As for the abuside MIL, I totally agree. No one needs that. However, this is a choice made by Sandhya, she could have shrugged off Suraj's hand and walked off or asked Suraj to come with her. The show is catering to the middle class demand, those who hold traditions high. As I said each to their own. Obviously, for Sandhya having a family is important and the Rathi's are IT for her.