Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism
Most of us (including me) don't have good knowledge of Sanskrit, so rarely we get to read the real stuff. Most people don't even know how to get authentic translations, so these TV shows could have been some great source to educate people about our Heritage, but they make a mockery of it. Seriously pathetic
That's the reason people watch mythological or even historical shows. To gain knowledge and information about the things they don't know because not everyone can read the old scriptures and texts.
One of the reasons I feel they show fiction more than reality is the trp system. They add drama, make their own stories, show stuff differently that may not have happened in real to gain decent trps. This show is lucky that it is running on star bharat. As u said, star bharat shows anyway don't get good trps. Though this show's trps are too low it's still doing good for the channel. If this show was on star plus, yeh kab ka band ho jaata.
Another reason is I think the writers haven't done much research on the subject. Idhar udhar se kuch padh liya and daal diya show mein. π