Edited! Didu my head is like this! I don't even know where to start! there are so many characters, and so many events and each has so much detail! I fear I won't do it justice at all, but here goes!
the basis of this whole tale is the feud between siblings who never thought to compromise and reach some kind of common ground, Urmila because she's bitter! Uday because he is arrogant! who pays the price? innocent descendants who should love each other because they have nothing to do with what transpired, but they do not.
Let me start with the Mishras. every action of Urmila is driven by her blinding need for vengeance. her son and grandsons are raised as weapons in this war she has waged against her own kin. this need for vengeance has made her so single-minded that she did not even care about her husband's extra-marital affairs. all she cares about, all that she can think about is destroying her brother through what hurts him the most, his grandsons, which directly links to his sense of honor and pride. She is so single-minded in her goal, I doubt she ever asked what her family was interested in, especially her grandsons, especially the elder one (Vikas I think his name is). I think he turned alcoholic to get away from the pressure of being an instrument for his grandmother's vengeance. we know that Akash at least is involved in the plotting against the Scindhias, now we know it is because it fits directly with his character. he is hyper, but more importantly, he is impulsive, and short-tempered. carrying out vengeance can therefore only give him some kind of sick pleasure.
I also want to draw a sharp contrast between Hema and Gayatri. while Gayatri is clever, resourceful, determined, and strong, Hema is meek, scared, and submissive. this manifests in the upbringing of their children. both Hema's sons do not have a sense of right and wrong, the elder resorted to drug and alcohol abuse, the younger got actively involved in his dadi's vengeance. Gayatri's older sons are different. they are hardworking, respectful, and have a sense of right from wrong,only Prateek is spoiled but because of his dadu's influence. Yash goes off the rails only because of his sense of possessiveness and his passion which makes him act out and makes poor Aarti a victim. yet we know his actions are directly influenced by the Mishras, who use precisely those characteristics against him... not excusing what he did, I just understand his actions better...
talking of Gayatri, I told you that more than AarYa, she is my favorite in this story. she knew exactly what she was getting into but she also knew that she won't take everything as was. she worked to ensure that her new family was protected as much as they could be from her tyrant of a FIL. yet she was so clever about it that Uday never realized he was played, except for that one time he overheard her on the phone. Uday's pride and the need to preserve his "good public image" makes it so easy for his family to manipulate his actions.
through Gayatri, Maya got a good family who ensured she lived out her dreams, she was able to adopt a daughter causing her her relationship with her father, and losing contact with her mother. I think Geeta died in peace with the knowledge that her children and grandchildren would be just fine as long as Gayatri was around. yet she still felt the need to talk to Suraj and Maya because she feared they might grow to hate each other just as Urmila and Uday did.
I'm still making up my mind about Suraj at this point but at the moment I will term him as a coward!
from how Yash responded to Gayatri it was clear to read his character. "I will rip that person apart, no matter who that person is" not even if he is in love with that person. we saw how Aarti suffered for daring to harm his family. yet he did not stop to think that his spoiled brother could have been responsible or could at least have contributed to what transpired. he was taught to choose a woman and let her come to him, that makes me feel like he singled Arpita out and expected her to come to him but it did not work out quite that way, but then again it's dangerous to make any sort of hypothesis or assumptions in your "devil" Didu 😕.
it's sad to see the mutual hatred Uday and Urmila share even after so long. it is this hatred that will cause them to destroy each other even if they hurt innocents in the process. especially Urmila, she must not think that her family will come through unscathed, in fact they will suffer as much if not worse than the Scindhias. to think things would be different if Uday's family valued girls as much as boys and both of them got the share of praise and wealth they deserved and loved each other..,. alas it did not happen that way and their poor descendants have to pay a high price for it all!
I suspect my head will spin a lot more as the story progresses Didu but yes I am ready for it so bring it on! 😆
I am not sure if I am growing scared as well but I will still be anticipating the next installment Didu! 😊
Edited by Tessaloni - 8 years ago
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