SP should be commended, not ridiculed

Originally posted by: rainabow

I noticed a lot of replies to yesterday's update scoffing that things like this don't happen anymore in India...that no one would prevent a dalit from entering a temple. But this is not true. While we hear all the news about India's rise as a superpower, the truth is that the vast majority of Indians--those who are poor and living in remote villages--are being left behind, with no social mobility whatsoever. There is so much focus on India's progress and booming IT industry that it is all too easy to forget about the poorest members, as many people here clearly have. If you go to the BBC news website and search "dalit," you will find hundreds of articles about their plight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7616281.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7610999.stm

Those are just two articles. There are several more.

So please do not do these poor people such an injustice as to deny that they are suffering, and suffering enormously. They are very real and this kind of discrimination is rampant.

I haven't watched SP in a very long time, and have never really watched regularly. I think the ending to the last track (with Kalika) was ridiculous and ended in a very stupid way. But despite all of that, I really commend them for taking on an issue which so many Indians are sadly unaware of or in denial of. Remember, a society is only as successful as its poorest members.

Originally posted by: koolsadhu1000

i agree .

But all this is besides the point so sorry . Point is i agree , Dalits r still not allowed in temples in rural India , female infanticide still goes on , second marraiges for waaris still go on , and dowry burning still takes place.,................these r blunt realities . Unfortunately SP shows these issues but no right ways of dealing with them . The barren woman issue was not solved till the last moment .................they actually showed Saloni agreeing that perhaps barren women indeed r a curse . In betiyaan Yuvraj is now openly living with Kajri . They show no solutions. Its horrible .

Originally posted by: ramas

I totally agree with you. They need to show reform and female fighting it not obeying to the norm. unfortunately wonen are singled out and left to face these dire situations by themselves. Many times woman who can not get pregnent may not be her problem . Men may be infertile. But then women are at blame and subjected to all kind of torture.

I will be truly happy if saloni will be fighting this and may be opening institution against it where women in similar situation can go and learn her rights and fight back.

Originally posted by: koolsadhu1000

Ramas , i wud like to add sumthing here . Like u , i too wud be happy to see Saloni fighting these issues but not just outside ............even at home . Tara , Kaveri , or some stupid maasis who come and go shud not be allowed to do rampant injustice and insult women just coz they r personal relations [ samdhansaa and bhabhisaa .........😡 ].............but they shud be given same treatment by Saloni that she gave to that parbat Singh [ that Mustachio] outside .

Parbat Singh insulted woman so he was jumped on , right ? Then Why in the world when barren women and infertile women were being horribly insulted was Saloni so quiet ? Were Lali and Tara honouring women ? I felt personally offended when i saw this ...........as someone very dear to me faced infertility problem for 9 years and faced terrible discrimination like being excluded from ceremonies etc. It was so horrid , only I spoke up for her , even my mom kept quiet afraid of social pressure and elderly ladies .The only excuse for the keeping quiet business was that they were elder in age .............and I wondered and wondered so ???? R they allowed to wreak havoc just coz they r big in age ?

How many women who faced infertility saw this serial and how many were perhaps still infertile as they watched the dialogue that yes perhaps Laali is right from ages they r excluded so there must be a reason ???? What must they be feeling ?

And how come in these stupid serials its always the woman who is infertile .............isnt there such a thing as an infertile male in India ? With a low sperm count or only X chromosomes.........like Suryakant , just producing female child ? It is not woman who produces female child........it depends on the male's sperm ! Why r these blunt biological facts never shown in serials ? And if the man is infertile ..............hundred percent they will show adoption as an option , not the second marraige of woman , the devi !!!!! A Surya or yuvraj can marry second time or Brij can have Jiji as surrogate but will they show Tara having sex with Brij's permission with another man just for procreation if he is shown infertile? No ! But yes , Tara can have this mentality to tolerated this as she is a devi woman !!!

This Devi mentality isnt devi mentality at all .............its insult to women . They shud show someone asking Saloni how come she pounced on Parbat Singh and each time let Tara go . What has Parbat Singh done that Tara hasnt ?