I know LN as a husband and a father has failed miserably.
But I still can understand where Kumud comes from
Of course the cvs did mess up with Kumud's dads don't express thing
Because in her case, it's VC who is more demonstrative than Guniyal
Guniyal infact is happy to relegate her role to Dukhba,
who is more of a mother to Kumud than Guniyal
But somehow, I can't blame LN for Saraswatis suicide -
For that I am sorry but Saraswati herself has to be blamed for the
Trauma she put Saras through - to go like that while her child was watching
Shows her up to be extremely depressed, or wallowing in self pity to an extent
That even the presence of a child who needed her was not enough
I feel that Saras should've been the anchor of her life,
But she ...
LN was ambitious, wanted to fly high, Saraswati was rooted,
Maybe had no existence beyond ratnanagri and rituals
They probably did not have any emotional connect
Making him an easy prey for Guman
Let's be fair to Guman, she has been the kind of wife to him that he wanted
A social butterfly, someone who feeds his ego and panders to his tastes
The only victim in all this has been Saras !
As for dumping Dukhba at the altar, yes that was wrong
But somewhere I feel all these are connected and he was completely
under Guman's spell at that point in time, so couldn't go through the marriage
Anyway what's to say that he and Dukhba would have been happy together?
Marriage is a complex relationship, and rather than hold on to what wasn't
It's better to deal with what was
He wasn't a monster, more a weak selfish man who can't see beyond his needs
So a man to be despised, but not detested, surely
Now let's come to the real fact - he is Saras's father, their lives are entwined together
He is flesh and blood, and family ties are un breakable
The more you hold on to anger and grudges, and keep old wounds alive
The more the loneliness within keeps growing
Again I will iterate, while LN is not VC, he is no pramaad either
He seems to be more like budhidhidhan , who fell for a Guman and life became tragic thereafter
So Kumud's why - I understand
Her how - just call him at the mandap without consulting Saras - extremely stupid