(12 Mar Epi.) Framed Legitimacy

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In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind but in its bond, so hold the hand of the person you love rather than expect them to hold yours...


It hurts...it definitely hurts the worst...when the person who made you feel so special yesterday makes you feel so unwanted today. And if that person is your mother, then the pain is all the more deep. Yet even in that depth of despair, if you let a ray of light enter, you suddenly see a lot of things in perspective...and suddenly the glow gets warmer. Yash's points of nadir and strength presented almost simultaneously. If in one moment his mother pronounced him illegitimate, the next moment she gave him the opportunity to hold her hand and support her. Apparently she took away his rights, but in essence she empowered him more by relying on him to stand by her, by expecting him to bide by the promise she had extended to his once-lost brother. Yash's smile at that point was that ray of light. Gayatri and Yash have a relation that is strongly rooted and nurtured with love and interdependence over the years. That bond cannot shake, let alone break, in a few days. I believe Yash felt closer to his mother there when others were taking cognizance of only her unjust behavior. He was the one who understood her dilemma more than anyone there. He refused to judge her, even though it pained to have her mouth those words for him, because he understood the Why of it. She was letting him go for awhile, trusting in the upbringing she gave him and knowing he has the strength to stay afloat in this crisis. She was trusting him...period. All Yash had to do now was uphold that trust she extended and not let her feel more low than she already was feeling. If Aakash and Ishita had a broader vision, they would have sensed defeat in the victory they were celebrating when Yash bent down to take his mother's blessings, and his remorseful mother found it difficult to bless him. There's an unshakeable bond of love and trust there. Those two are too short-sighted to see it at the moment. That bond is what Aakash and Ishita should be wary of...because that bond will be the cause of their fall in the end.

Gayatri has been put in a situation where no mother should be...yet every mother finds herself in such a position sometime or the other, when she has to ignore one child to tend to the demands of the weaker child. Generally, in a family this situation happens between the older and the younger child. When the younger one throws a tantrum demanding what the older one has, the mother usually gives in and expects the older one to play the parent. Unfair? Definitely. Loving the older one less? Definitely not. Therefore, given the circumstances that have presented to her, did Gayatri have a choice? If she says no, the newfound son leaves. If she says yes, she is accused of showing bias...and worse of meting step-motherly treatment to Yash. She strengthens her heart and chooses the former, because that was the call of that hour. She couldn't have forgiven herself if after the father Aakash gets the same treatment from his mother as well...abandonment. No, she couldn't let that happen. That would have been more unjust than what she was doing to Yash. She is only asking Yash to give up the comforts, the perks in favor of his brother's demands. If by doing so Aakash feels belonged, then so be it. Once Aakash feels he is part of this family, he will come around with what the family feels about Yash. Gayatri doesn't know about the evil machinery at work behind doors. She doesn't know that in trying to be fair to Aakash, she is only abetting Ishita in her nefarious designs.

Ishita, on the other hand, is underestimating Yash and Gaytri's bond here. She only saw Gaytri say those wrong words to Yash the previous night and now and concluded that Gayatri has made her choice clear...This is where she is wrong. Just as she is exploiting Aakash's weakness, Gayatri is only taking her son Yash's goodness for granted and acting in a manner that she feels is more acceptable to Aakash. Ishita might win small battles in the near future, but she won't be able to break a bond that's not limited to nine months but is mutually built through thirty years of pure, unadulterated love.

The material things were never important to Yash and Aarti...it's the family who are their wealth and their real asset...it's not the room, but the memories...it's not the frame but the people captured within that frame...it's not the body but the soul that inhabits in that body. Aakash could never take that soul away from Yash. He will soon realize that he might usurp the room, the belongings, the designation, but if he wants a place in everyone's heart, he has to earn it...period. Respect and love cannot be demanded. Only a mother loves unconditionally...Anybody can see that he is misusing that unconditional love in order to gain a footing in the family. But the recognition he is hankering after for thirty years will end up being superficial if he is not able to win hearts.


All the above angst could have been avoided if the central player in all this drama, SP Scindia, would rise above his pride and accept Aakash with all the dirty trappings. By not accepting his responsibility, SP has put Gayatri in a precarious position, where she has had to show bias in order to right the wrong he did. But very soon things will go out of Gayatri's control and grasp...and if he doesn't want to see his family take a greater fall than it already has, then he will have to step in and discipline Aakash by being his father. Aarti too thought in those early days that she would be able to handle Ansh on her own, but soon realized that a little bit of tough control was required by Yash to rein Ansh in. How the wheel of time has turned!!!


That's it friends...Yash is in for more humiliation. There's a reason that one of the conditions of Aakash was that Yash wouldn't raise a finger on him. He and his wife will create conditions that will test Yash and Aarti's fortitude and endurance. Yash just might lose his control if they so much as play around with Aarti and the kids. Ishita is banking on that loss of self-control...a glimpse of what she had the previous night. Yet Yash will leave the house only if Gayatri commands him to...and Gayatri will do so only when she sees that her decision has completely compromised Yash's identity and his self-respect and is affecting his survival...vicious circle or what!!

Have a nice day.😊
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Posted: 13 years ago
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*sigh* A fantastic take for an equally fantastic episode! šŸ‘
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Wow what a mind blowing analysis Pal šŸ‘ šŸ‘ šŸ‘...Amen Aakash will never be able to that Yash's place in the family cause all he cares about are the material stuffs and until he doesn't work to earn respect he will never get it so in the end he will be the poor one come what may.

As for SP IM that's the main reason he is holding back even after learning that Aakash is his son with G3 cause he isn't seeing any genuine affection from him towards his family all he is seeing is a greedy man who just wants more that he can handle all at once but I still think that my sly fox needs to take responsibility and own up to his mistakes.

Aww like I said before as long as AarYa have each other they will be alright and they can face any problem heads on coming to G3 she is taking Yash's love for granted thinking that he will always understand where she is coming from but if/when AkShita's greed put his family in danger meaning Aarti and his children all understandings will go out the window.

Ishita only sees what's on the surface she doesn't now the depth of AarYa nor G3's love for each other sure it may come down to the latter asking the former to leave but she won't do it to harm them eve though it may look like that šŸ¤”
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Posted: 13 years ago
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I've got to get caught up on what's happening. Keeping up through the updates and analysis is great but I feel like I'm missing something.
I understand that G3 is having some issues with getting to know her son and reassessing her feelings for the son she knows but I can't help feeling that both she and SP are showing poor parenting skills with their handling of the whole situation.
Akash wants to be accepted (that's understood) and G3 is willing to do what ever is necessary to make him feel that he got everything that was stolen from him, but unlike Ansh ( who came into a situation he had no control over) as an adult I find Akash's behavior rather juvenile. Ish can come at the family any way she chooses because she has no real stake in the proceeding except to cause harm. Akash is incredibly short sighted on how all this is ultimately going to serve him in the end.
A lot of the lessons I see being played out here are things I was taught as a child.
A. You have to earn respect. It is not given freely nor can it be taken, it's earned.
B. You can't buy people. You can buy their cooperation, and maybe even rent loyalty, but like everything rented eventually it has to go back to it's rightful owner.
C. (And this is the big one) sometimes the answer is "no".
Someone once told me "God listens to and answers everyone. It's just sometimes the answer is "no".
So while I can see how bowing to Akash's demands may have it's advantages in the short term, in the long term it is setting the wrong precedent for the entire household.
What is the answer for him wanting to run a business that he is woefully unqualified for? What is the answer when he wants to usurp Pankaj and Prateek's rights? What is the answer when he wants to sell the house, have all monies transferred to his name, ect., ect., ect.
How will G3 and SP regain and retain their rights as parents by giving into all of Akash's demands? And in the end what will Akash himself have learned about the family and how it functions as a singular unit?
These are just some of the things I see happening, but like most outsiders my POV is slightly different from that of anyone in the house.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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I love the analysis. I just feel really bad for Gayatri. That woman was given such a huge shocker. Not only did she find out that her perfect husband was not so perfect after all, but there was a child too.

That must be so painful to know that for 30 long years, you had a child out there that you didn't know because some woman decided to ease her consciuos and swap your child with hers. Forget what Akash is now, because obviously Radha raised a greedy son. But from Gayatri's POV, she must be in turmoil thinking of all that she missed out on with her son. That is really one hell of a position to be in.

It is too bad that the CVs have Akash as a greedy man because that is sweeping SP 's infidelity under the carpets. That is really the easy way out for the CVs. I would have loved to see Akash as a decent guy and have SP suffer for his betrayal of Gayatri and family. It would have been nice to see as well, how Akash fits into the family.

I think also that Gayatri lashing out at Radha is her anger and hurt at what she did. She dealt Gayatri a hard blow and the sons need to understand that she is the one who robbed them of their respective mother's affection. I could understand that Radha did not want to have an abortion, but when she gave birth to Yash, she should have brought him to SP's home and claimed his rights then. Instead she separated a mother from her child and expects all to be forgiven easily now?


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Posted: 13 years ago
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loved the analysis and loved the way you have written for Gayatri
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@Borna: Thanks...It indeed was a fantastic episode, almost like a one-sided game of chess played out, with Ishita holding all the moves and directing them through Aakash.

There's a saying in hindi..."Sau sunar ki ek lohar ki" (Hundred strokes of a goldsmith are no match against only one by the iron smith). Aakash and Ishita placed the conditions in a bid to replace Yash and Aarti and for that they had to go through all that drama...Yash didn't even give them the satisfaction of winning the battle. He gave a walkover instead. What I saw there was a son using crooked means to get through to his mother by ridiculing her affections, while another son does the same without even a single word spoken between them just so she does not face ridicule.
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@Zet: Thank you.

I agree with you regarding SP's observation of Aakash. He only sees a gold-digger when he looks at his son...the way he always perceived Radha. Till SP sheds this bug off his shoulder and becomes a father, aakash will continue to be a putty in Ishita's hands and will try to gain his father's attention through nefarious means, not realizing that that is the wrong way to go about it.

If one is to go by the spoiler, Ishita is playing the game of "Good baddy...bad baddy." She makes Aakash become bad in front of everyone...and then she follows it up with the soothener. Sly woman that!!
You know who I want to counter Ishita's venom?...Bua. She is the only person who is really thinking clearly at the moment...and is the only neutral person there.
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Posted: 13 years ago
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@Gemmy: What a wonderful post...super thoughts there.Agree with the parenting bit. Whether Gayatri is doing right or not is not the issue really...whether SP as the other parent is willing to take up the baton is the question. Till he gets into the parenting fray, Gayatri decisions will all be reactive...and in the present climate of emotional frenzy created by Aakash and Ishita, she is bound to come across as biased.

Aakash is just following the misguided path shown by his wife...The day he gets someone to show him the light, he will understand that the end is not the be all but the means to get to it are. The one person who can do that is his father. We need SP's awakening here.
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@Julie: Thank you.

I simply loved your post. You put an interesting point there. Because CVs turned Aakash gray, the audience is ready to let SP off the hook. What if he was as decent as Yash is...would SP have still rejected him?

Also, if you suddenly have an uncouth adult-child in your hands, don't you sit and analyse as to how to extend the family values to him? Find a solution? And if you are not doing that and judging him already, then somewhere it reeks of double standards and valuing your reputation more than your son's manners.

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