Saras, Kumud and their decisions

Cruel destiny comes into Saras and Kumud's lives. For Saras, this is not the first time. For Kumud, who has had a happy family life so far, this is the first.

Saras's refusal for marriage was fine in my POV. Marriage is a social bond. The situation he is in is not conducive to marriage from any angle. But, he asking her to think there was no relationship ever between them, that disowning of love was too much.

And that's where it hurts Kumud. Even if they show her hurt and angry and thus agreeing to marriage, I would think she is right. But that's not why I think she would marry - due to hurt from rejection. But because she has no options. Saras clearly is refusing her inspite of her pleading. He not only is rejecting the marriage but asking her to forget her love. That leaves her with no options. She has to look at what her family has to go through now. The stigma arising from wedding being called off at the mandap. She needs to move on. I think she is being a responsible daughter here.

No matter how nice life can be, once the circumstances flip man reverts to the same mode he was before. I think this aspect has been shown well. For Saras the happiness was shortlived and his association with rejection and sorrow is way too stronger.

But, the Saras of this show is way too responsible than the one in the movie/novel where he just writes a letter and goes back to his original ideals of Sanyas/Social service. That is why ithis makes it so shocking coming from this humane Saras that he can't see that its not just him that is affected by this sorrow but the crazy girl who is madly in love with him. Where is that responsibility? Where is that eye that can see suffering in others.