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In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.
Robert Anderson
Krishna strides out of his bedroom door...every muscle tautened in tight anger , his voice strident and harsh , bellowing for his brother and father ... ..Krishna shouts "Hey father, our respect has gone for a toss and you all are sleeping peacefully," Hearing this commotion , The Thakur clan assemble in the living room..Pratigya runs and stands by his side distraught, Krishna chokes "U were right , Had I listened to u , we never would have needed to see this day, Do U know..[Pointing at Pratigya ] her People have told her that we are not invited for their daughter's wedding,They have said that Thakur Sajjan Singh's ppl are not welcome .. You were absolutely right..I committed a big mistake by marrying her " [ Pratigya looks shocked , SS smug, SDS and Shakthi satisfied ]I did so much for them , In return they treat me with contempt, Ur ppl have piled so much humiliation and taunts that my back has broken underneath its weight [ The trio exchange significant glances] let me see who has the nerve"..Pratiyga pleads" Krishna , just hear me out"..Krishna raises a peremptory hand "I dont want to listen ....My silence has goaded them to this level , no more talks..just reforms [SS nods in approval, Amma looks pleased shakthi a smirk] ..Pratigya tries again " Listen to me , Krishna only to be cut off by Krishna's verbal volley " I do not want to listen...I will give a piece of my mind .....to ur father " [Pratigya is hurt, SS crosses his hand and stands straight , Amma and Shakthi look triumphant, Pratigya's poise is crumbling ] ..Krishna marches out of the house leaving a broken Pratigya
Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
Next Morning Krishna arrives and is heralded by the symphony of Amma ...Pratigya looks askance at Krishna , hoping that he may switch Amma's recital..but Krishna is not in the mood to oblige ...Shakthi too adds his chorus and makes it a all Thakur concert ...Krishna listens t,lost in this concert but very much aware of his song hovering close by
It's terribly hard to be married ... harder than anything else. I think you have to be an angel.
AUGUST STRINDBERG, A Dream Play
Pratigya selects a shirt and lays it out on the bed , she also places the boots by the bed side ...After completing this herculean tasks , Pratigya stands guarding the shirt lest someone steal it away , waiting for her bhootnath to arrive from his shower,her eyes glued to the door, she waits with bated breath ...Krishna steps out from his shower, and is halted by the shirt and shoes at the bed side ...giving an impassive look at Pratigya, Krishna walks up to the Cupboard and starts rooting around for his shirt , gulping her pain and thinking that Krishna might have been momentarily afflicted by blindness and hence may not have seen the shirt she had laid out for him , Pratigya picks the bright mustard colored shirt , goes near krishna, Krishna does not even acknowledge her and is assiduously searching for his shirt, Pratigya breaks the impasse and calls out softly "Krishna"..Krishna turns and gives her a broody look ,undaunted Pratigya continues " I have selected this shirt , [Krishna glances at the shirt ]..U look handsome in this ..wear this " .Krishna takes the shirt from her ..and throws it on the bed * rotten Brat 😡* ..Pratigya focuses her limpid eyes on him , unable to meet the onslaught..Krishna grates out " Stop this drama ...[pulling out a shirt and thrusting his hand angrily into its sleeve ]..How many more Avatars are u going to show , I have seen evrything now..It only now after the rays of the sun has dimmed am aware of the giagntic web , what do want to prove..han..what do want to prove..that u take exemplery care of me ,,here u do the devoted wife act and there ur pop, plies humiliation's upon humiliation..sometimes in his house and sometimes he comes here to deliver it ..All are good actors "..noticing his shirt doesn't have a button , he shouts for the maid, who comes catwalking into the room, Krishna orders her to sew the button and return it expeditiously ...The maid rushes to do his bidding ...There is a momentary twinge..as if recalling the rosy days ...shrugging it off Krishna walks away leaving a sad and lonely pratigya watching after him ....
Overall an episode marked by blunders ......
It is quite natural for a husband and wife to fight, quarrel, argue ...and in this momentary madness, words .. terrible, hurtful words are exchanged ..each words are intended to be a body blow aimed at maiming the partner ....But all this is usually done in privacy within the confines of ur room..u do not make a public spectacle of ur disagreement ...where Krishna erred was in going public .....esp knowing that his family has daggers drawn against Pratigya , he foolishly exposed the rift between the couple .....Yes ! It could be said that Krishna was hurt , very much hurt not by IG's condition but by Pratigya's silence ..and he had every right to take it on her but within the confines of his room ...
No sooner had Krishna revealed the crack in Kriya , Amma was all over him and began fawning ...revealing her hatred and her opinion about Pratigya ..Shakthi joined with his croak..Little do this duo know..that come hell or high water ..this two are committed individuals..and that they have pledged themselves to one another and what happened y'day was a passing cloud briefly dimming the glory of Kriya but not permanently enveloping ...Of course the all illuminating comments of Amma & Shakthi will be stored and handed over when time for retribution comes
Prof act was unforgivable..he comes to the ever hospitable Thakurs house who are forever serving him refreshments be it face painting or fruits and starts humiliating ...it was akin to a mouse belling the cat ...Surprisingly for the mouse err Prof, The Thakur's were in a magnanimous mood and took his insults in good humor...why would they not , they are convinced that Baba has come back to their camp ... Unable to savor this unexpected victory the mouse err Prof pushes his luck and seeks the permission of Thakurs to take their Bahu but not the bahu's husband to his daughter's wedding ...I am seriously surprised at the prof and at his reasoning power...if Pratigya were to attend..would not ppl query about her and would not it become known that Mathurs are getting indirectly related to Thakurs..the very sort of publicity that the image conscious IG wanted to avoid ...
Wasn't marriage, like life, unstimulating and unprofitable and somewhat empty when too well ordered and protected and guarded? Wasn't it finer, more splendid, more nourishing, when it was, like life itself, a mixture of the sordid and magnificent; of mud and stars; of earth and flowers; of love and hate and laughter and tears and ugliness and beauty and hurt?
EDNA FERBER, Show Boat
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