Siya Ke Ram: Distortions, lies, and mockery of Ramayana

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jaanvi_123

@jaanvi_123

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Posted: 9 years ago

#51

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I started watching skr recently n watched almost all episode till now. i have read both valmiki ramayan and tulsi ramayan n after watching this serial cannt agree more that cvz of this show are turning this show into regular daily soap may be thats why from sita's point of view .i agree there are some 300 version of ramayana but in some places they dont show any version but trp gaining version like sunaina asking raja janak about not letting sita study or whats the importance,or her not being royal blood , chandrabhaga's tension or dasrath letting shanta go i mean these are not written true in some version dasarath being compelled by an earlier given promise had to give shanta to rompada but the fact shown in serial is creative liberty.as someone had pointed raja dashratha never performed ashwamedh yagya it was actually rama who performed after which he got his son luv n kush. in fact raja dasratha was never a crybaby as shown and kaikaiyi actually changed her mind of making bharat as king only after being instigated by manthara a day before rama was supposed to be king before that she was most happiest soul . what makers of this mythologicla drama does not realise that being mythology people let their children watch to learn ab out their culture n religion n these serials actually teach them about their religion.so a request to makers of this serial is to please show as much reality as possible plz dont give wrong info n education to small children about religion

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jaanvi_123

@jaanvi_123

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Posted: 9 years ago

#52

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..

I totally agree with you, but one thing I would like to say is, if people are truly interested in learning about Ramayan, they will not base their knowledge off of television shows. Even viewers should have enough wisdom to know that even the best mythological shows will still have some deviations because of the nature of entertainment, so for true knowledge on the epic, people will read Valmiki Ramayan. If there are people who truly think what television shows is facts, and that shows like Siya Ke Ram are accurate, well...the less said about them the better.

However, like you I too am concerned about the children who watch this show, because children's minds are very easily molded and they grasp whatever they watch on TV as fact. Adults should be responsible and explain to them that this show is mere fiction and not accurate at all, and it'd be better if children are not exposed to shows like this until they're old enough to understand what is fact and what is fiction. As a child, I grew up with amar chitra katha books on Ramayan and Mahabharat and I am grateful that I wasn't exposed to shows like that that would have impacted my knowledge on the epics. My little brother is 9 years old, and when he watched Star Plus' Mahabharat last year, it was very impressionable on him and he thought whatever they showed was real, and I was very careful to teach him what was fiction and what was fact. That's why I have absolutely forbidden him from watching Siya Ke Ram. There is nothing accurate about it, every episode is a big distortion. He can stick to his amar chitra katha books until he's older for all I care.

i agree to ur point to some extent but same time i would like to add that india is a home for 80 carores of hindus(approx) n not everyone can read ramayana or have interest in doing so there are many friends of mine who inspite of being hindus dont know a thing about mahabharat or ramayan i am not saying they should its totally their choice but funny as well as sad part is when i discuss something related to say mahabharata they would talk tv version which are some time wrong and as far as children are concerned parents think this the best way to make them learn about out culture other than sinchan n ninja hattori.so what i mean to that a medium like tv show play an important role as the have capacity to influence people at large scale specially mythological shows give an understanding towards our past ,our tradition,cullture.so they have more responsibilty one of the example of influnce of tv could arun govil still considered as rama by many people in rural area .so these show makers should be more responsible

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Janaki

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Posted: 9 years ago

#53

^^ Yes, I know most people do not like to read and would prefer to watch the television adaptations or the movies (which are worse), but if they truly give importance to learning the epic versus watching it for pure entertainment, then they have the responsibility of educating themselves on the true story, at least by reading some of the shorter translations of Ramayan that are not so lengthy, or else they'll never know if what they're seeing is true or not.

It's like watching the Harry Potter movies vs. reading the books. I have friends who watched only the movies and their understanding of Harry Potter is so much different from mine, because I've read the books more than 10 times as well as watched the movies. The movies are nice, but they don't cover nearly as much information that is written in the books. People who only watched the movies have a much narrower understanding of the series, and there were some distortions also that weren't in the books.

So tv shows and movies can never compare with the original text. One must read the original text for true knowledge.

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Hobby.bliss

@Kanak-123

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Posted: 9 years ago

#54

U started topic to bash the ongoing program as you feel that cvs are not showing what is the real story ...

But when i read discussions here...i really feel bad ...washer man and agni parisha and what not...

What do u want the cvs to do ? Close down and shut the serial ...saying last episode ...

On what grounds becoz u feel the story doesnt match valmiki's ramayan ...also u feel they r showing male and female point of view separately ...also u feel that they are encashing on the grounds of ramayan.

300versions made including some animations made in india and other parts of world ...alll have a different version to show...even sita's agnipariksha has been show in some and not in some...Even amar chitra katha has their version which is easy for the kids to understand...

I feel This serial is doing good...my son likes to watch it...he was not able to watch older versions they were so slow and boring and their languague was so difficult. But with this version he is able to understand and he takes ram more like superhero ...that way i am able to get good and his goodness in his life ...becoz he goes to christian school and he is forced to study bible...but after watching this serial he more knowledge of his culture too...

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aashna_30

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Posted: 9 years ago

#55

Originally posted by: kanak123
U started topic to bash the ongoing program as you feel that cvs are not showing what is the real story ...
But when i read discussions here...i really feel bad ...washer man and agni parisha and what not...

What do u want the cvs to do ? Close down and shut the serial ...saying last episode ...

On what grounds becoz u feel the story doesnt match valmiki's ramayan ...also u feel they r showing male and female point of view separately ...also u feel that they are encashing on the grounds of ramayan.

300versions made including some animations made in india and other parts of world ...alll have a different version to show...even sita's agnipariksha has been show in some and not in some...Even amar chitra katha has their version which is easy for the kids to understand...

I feel This serial is doing good...my son likes to watch it...he was not able to watch older versions they were so slow and boring and their languague was so difficult. But with this version he is able to understand and he takes ram more like superhero ...that way i am able to get good and his goodness in his life ...becoz he goes to christian school and he is forced to study bible...but after watching this serial he more knowledge of his culture too...

Well said..cant understand how CVs are giving wrong info and wrong education to kids..my daughter loving this show. .

Agree it's different version of Ramayan but like other Ramayan it's all about lord Ram and sita ma..so how can Ramayan give wrong education to kids.

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JAYASHREE

@jayvenk

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Posted: 9 years ago

#56

Chill girls. No one is bashing. Nor is anyone asking for the show to be shut down. Lolz

Some of us are just voicing our pov.

Just as people who are loving the show are voicing their love for it.

Some are not happy with the way it is being show cased.

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Hobby.bliss

@Kanak-123

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Posted: 9 years ago

#57

Originally posted by: jayvenk
Chill girls. No one is bashing. Nor is anyone asking for the show to be shut down. Lolz
Some of us are just voicing our pov.
Just as people who are loving the show are voicing their love for it.
Some are not happy with the way it is being show cased.

If you wanna voice your problems with the show then you can do it...but then if u read discussions here some ppl are discussing what has been not even shown like agni pariksha...the way it has protrayed in valmiki's ramayan and what is the true story blah blah...proving ram was angry etc...that should not be discussed here then...

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Janaki

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Posted: 9 years ago

#58

Originally posted by: kanak123

If you wanna voice your problems with the show then you can do it...but then if u read discussions here some ppl are discussing what has been not even shown like agni pariksha...the way it has protrayed in valmiki's ramayan and what is the true story blah blah...proving ram was angry etc...that should not be discussed here then...

Why not? It pertains to the epic and not any other show. 😕 This is a mythological forum. To discuss the epic, the story in the future, and comparing it to the written epic is quite common, expected and in fact should be encouraged, otherwise how is knowledge to be shared and received? This is not a typical daily serial forum where fangurls obsess over actors and just discuss the episode everyday.

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Janaki

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Posted: 9 years ago

#59

Originally posted by: kanak123

I feel This serial is doing good...my son likes to watch it...he was not able to watch older versions they were so slow and boring and their languague was so difficult. But with this version he is able to understand and he takes ram more like superhero ...that way i am able to get good and his goodness in his life ...becoz he goes to christian school and he is forced to study bible...but after watching this serial he more knowledge of his culture too...

I can understand how kids of today's generation may find sanskrit-based language "boring" as you say, but at the same time, what do you want mythological shows to teach? Do you want them to teach kids what actually happened, how the people back then actually spoke, how the culture back then actually was, or do you want a fake story with watered down language with lots of graphics and technology just so kids today can find it "more interesting"? What is more important? Learning the true culture of those days, or learning modern culture through the guise of Ramayan? Because what this serial is showing has nothing to do with how our culture was back then. The costumes, language and behavior of the characters are all too modern, so what culture is your son learning through this show?

Like your son, I too went to Catholic schools all my life, but that did not prevent me from learning my culture, and I live in the US! My parents spoke in our language only at home, and everyday after school they worked hard to teach my sister and me about our culture. We grew up in a very traditional environment and were exposed to our puranic texts from a very young age. So I have a good understanding of both the modern and our traditional culture. Just because kids go to Catholic schools or english medium schools doesn't mean they'll lose their Indian culture, if parents take care to maintain a traditional environment at home. But some parents (not you, I'm speaking in generic terms) maintain a very modern atmosphere at home and yet expect their kids to grow up traditionally. Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. If you want your kids to grow up traditionally, you should be traditional too, and you shouldn't base your kids' knowledge off television shows. Teach them Ramayan and Mahabharat through texts, not shows, and when they grow up, they will have knowledge to determine what is accurate and what is a distortion themselves.

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JAYASHREE

@jayvenk

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Posted: 9 years ago

#60

Kanak u seen to be so angry about what. That we are discussing the original Ramayana. So pointing out that the serial is not following or distorting the original is wrong?

U r the one bashing now

And remember unless there are critics there won't be any shows.

Enjoying a show is one thing. Accepting that is what written in the epics, that is a whole different thing.