SC 18th century instead of 21st - Page 2

Originally posted by: Marybarton

I think we are just seeing it differently, so I don't expect you to agree but I will explain from my point of view.

I am no millionaire but I know some who don't have their nose up in the air. I went to a rival school of Harvard's and don't think either I or any of my friends are above a real prayaschit like the villagers subscribed to him because of the crime they thought he committed. They did not know he was so educated or rich, a wrong doing is just that, doesn't matter who does it. Kind of like why we should ask for pardon for a particular actor's jail sentence just because he's famous and special. They did not know it was an accident because Yash ran from there and Saras took the blame because he didn't want Yash to risk his mom. The most important thing here is that Saras is making this sacrifice because he understands the value of a mother having lost his.

The punishment is a spiritual one to teach the wrongdoer some humility and modesty. Hard work and labor can teach a person to walk in Ilaben's shoes to see the hunger and pain she will now suffer. I don't think Saras is above it because he's rich and educated. He does not think so either, given that he's a spiritual man. It is afterall the Gandhian way, isn't it?

Originally posted by: Marybarton

I think we are just seeing it differently, so I don't expect you to agree but I will explain from my point of view.

I am no millionaire but I know some who don't have their nose up in the air. I went to a rival school of Harvard's and don't think either I or any of my friends are above a real prayaschit like the villagers subscribed to him because of the crime they thought he committed. They did not know he was so educated or rich, a wrong doing is just that, doesn't matter who does it. Kind of like why we should ask for pardon for a particular actor's jail sentence just because he's famous and special. They did not know it was an accident because Yash ran from there and Saras took the blame because he didn't want Yash to risk his mom. The most important thing here is that Saras is making this sacrifice because he understands the value of a mother having lost his.

The punishment is a spiritual one to teach the wrongdoer some humility and modesty. Hard work and labor can teach a person to walk in Ilaben's shoes to see the hunger and pain she will now suffer. I don't think Saras is above it because he's rich and educated. He does not think so either, given that he's a spiritual man. It is afterall the Gandhian way, isn't it?

Originally posted by: arshicritic

We can try to rationalize and justify, but it is not convincing for me

While it made sense in the 1971 movie Dushman, due to way it unfolded, here it doesn't

And he is humble and modest, he sees the error of his ways

As a just and rational man he should realize that yash needs to see the error of his ways, his penance will let yash go scot free and commit more such crimes.

His penance will appease kusum, but the issue is the widow and her life, the issue is for yash to see the error of his ways

We are all missing that real justice is not being done, because Saras is not thinking beyond his issues with kumud

The serial shows the entire village and its elders as bigoted and narrow minded, I work a lot with villages on education related issues, and my reality is quite different from what is shown here

Originally posted by: Diamond_14

i am going to repeat myself again to get the point.
"Kumud is born in a middle class family and is based in a small backward village of Gujarat. She is a girl of 'today' and considering the circumstances of her birth, she is way ahead of the times in her little backward village. " so it's perfectly natural to behave like that. as for saras, although he may be harvard graduate in the 21st century, he still follows the traditions and values which his mother taught him. buying a cow with his money is nothing for him, but the priest told him to stay and work in that woman's house to repay her. he is following his words. as we know saras is selfless and he respects his mother a lot. he only saved yash because he doesn't want yash to make false promise on his mum.
i don't know whether you know this but certain villages in india do follow old traditions and customs. not narrow minded but they value their custom and tradition very much.

Originally posted by: arshicritic

You have just proved my point dear

A middle class family - just look at the haveli !!

Backward village - look at her dresses

In any other backward village that was so myopic and narrow minded, she would have been lynched by now

She could fight to get internet, girls go out to work - she teaches in a school, means some of the villagers have a progressive outlook and can be made to see sense

its not rational to me, its beating the sanskar drum to get TRPs

Originally posted by: arshicritic

You have just proved my point dear

A middle class family - just look at the haveli !!

Backward village - look at her dresses

In any other backward village that was so myopic and narrow minded, she would have been lynched by now

She could fight to get internet, girls go out to work - she teaches in a school, means some of the villagers have a progressive outlook and can be made to see sense

its not rational to me, its beating the sanskar drum to get TRPs

Originally posted by: Diamond_14

"Kumud is born in a middle class family and is based in a small backward
village of Gujarat. She is a girl of 'today' and considering the
circumstances of her birth, she is way ahead of the times in her little
backward village. " the above quote is written on star plus website not me. kumud is woman who got her own ideologies and beliefs. villagers do oppose that but they don't do anything about it because of her family and probably the good deeds she does in the village.

Originally posted by: svmi

@arshicritic- I completely agree with you. You put your points across very well. I do not live in village myself but have relatives in rural UP. people are very sensitive about cow hatya but punishments are not given like this.[/DIV]

I read everyone's viewpoint. All i can say is its unvbelievable a rich harvard returned guy can be made to do pots and sell them in market and from that proceeds get a cow for them. Insteap pay the 25K buy them a cow so that they eat food everyday. That house has two girls and a child how many days can they wait for Saras to make pots. They want food everyday right?