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Posted: 9 years ago
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Hatts off ... I'm literally speechless
Your story's are really unique
It's really beautiful👏👏👏
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Hi,
I have a lot to say, not because I am a newly turned SwaSan fan but because I have been an avid reader since childhood, and a good quality of work impedes me to come back with feedback.

So, this my dear is an impeccable work of art, pieces like this define literature. A story doesn't always need to be a compelling "story" it can be an account of a few threads of thought, a feeling that ebbs and goes, it may not have a concrete be going or even a concrete end. It just needs to touch those vulnerable chords in a reader and port them to a surreal world - your piece my dear did just that - ever so eloquently, ever so poignantly.

It's a powerful narration with few words expressed to successfully depict powerful characters - the narration was so overbearing that it over powered SawSan's track - and it was so good that, Inspite of being a SawSan fan, I am not complaining. I could have read the story with random other characters too and still it would have had the same impact on me. SwaSan didn't pull of this fiction - you as a writer have my friend!

Coming to Annapoorna, what I love about your character meta is, you allowed her to be in the grey. Readers conventionally love "good" characters so it needs boldness to depict them in more humble lines - everybody who has seen the show probably has a good image of Annapoorna but your character meta defiles that and shows her other sides too. She is in the grey and that should be acceptable, she still should be lovable and I think to. Great extent you have been successful in achieving this.
Even though it's a SawSan OS but trust me it was AAA truly and guess what, I just loved that - loved that her character stood strong and showed us the perception of a supporting character which is so different from the lead.

If you're still reading and haven't dozed off in between, I would like to say I am proud of you as a writer, and would love it if sometime in the future we can collaborate and write something!

Much love,
Aafrah
Edited by aafrah - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
#13
Finally the second shot
Absolutely woderful
Loved it
Hope u come out with an ff too...
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Posted: 9 years ago
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just one word...awesome..cant wait to read more from u
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Vijjjiii- 🤗. When I saw you had posted this, I was so happy. Since I read "Water" I have been really excited about the next in this elements series. Right up my street in terms of both concept and execution. I love the fact that it starts with Water and this signals Swara's break (mentally and emotionally) from Lakshya and now we get the next stage of the battle she has to fight- with Fire. However the master stroke for me is the fact that AP is the antagonist in that sense. I am so impressed with the way you thought through AP and fleshed her out. To me, she really has the potential to be the archetype of "the hand that rocked the cradle ruled the world" but I feel in the show we don't get that sense through as yet in detail. I am not sure whether the writers have spent as much effort on deciphering her or whether they are saving her as a potential next villain when Ragini is played out. I certainly see the capacity in her. Also- fab research on the background of the Ranas etc and then perfectly linked to her- she really does have a regal aura and it felt so right to have that as part of her upbringing.
Re SwaSan- what can I say? Their connection, their bond, their soul mate link- all so lovely. I loved that Swara's feelings have transitioned and she now truly appreciates Sanskaar the way he should be - exactly as we hope to see in the show.
Cannot wait to read the next one and I hope we will also get Air at some point- I see Ragini and/ or even Lakshya quite suited to be the key character there! Just a thought 😃

Edited by tootiefrootie11 - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: SONAL30

woww...this is called a perfect morning...with viji's beautiful swasanlicious OS😉

okk this time m not gonna say ki beautifully written awesome yaar loved it nice one...naah😊kyunki yeh words bhi kam hai yaar😊I cant even express how much I liked it😃
Now coming to the OS
personally...I really like AP's characterisation she is not evil but a little control freak...she always wanted n even still want everything to be perfect...for her she is the right one
she is a princess by heart so for her this is her territory
she loved adarsh n sanskaar but laksh is her jaan
i guess giving him the best n gloring him infront of everyone had always been her dream but lux babu is not that good instead of him sanskaar got everything...thats why the envy yep envy n not jealousy because for her he is not her son
N now Swasan
swara is in love with ber hubby n for her this relationship means a lot so she was just trying to protect her relationship
she know what her badi maa is upto n for her sanskaar is her life
for her she is laksh's bhabhi n saali thats it but for badi maa she is a way to her son's happiness
n thats shy swara is scared but our rebellious shona wont give up this time she will fight😉
n m eagerly waiting for that scene
so continue sooonnn plzzz😃



Thanks so much Sonal, for your lovely & encouraging comment. 😊 I really love reading your detailed feedback, I am so glad that you liked this piece. Also, I am just so happy that I have managed to convey AP and Swara/ Sanskaar's feelings to you in this OS, the way I had hoped to.

Thanks again 😊


Edited by CogitoErgoSum - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: --Anna--

Hi Viji! 😊


Thank you so much for the PM. Luckily, I am at work and could steal some time away to read this One Shot. 😊

May I say, how wonderfully you write. Every time I read your work I really do feel that I am watching the scenes unfold from a distance. That is the beauty of your writing for me. It all seems so real. 👏

Coming to the one shot, I do agree with you, Annapurna does seem to be the last and final roadblock in Ragini's truth coming out and in SwaSan's future. I love how you have characterised her. She is definitely selfish when it comes to her own sons - any mother would be, but she goes that extra length. Also, I really love how you have described Sanskaar. My favourite lines, 'Calm. Capable. A boy who never wasted his time bragging about his capabilities. He just showed his mettle and grit in setting about things that needed to be done. He had a rapier sharp, wry wit that could be a gentle caress one second, for those he loved, and like a wasp's sting the next, for those who crossed him.' Beautiful! 👏 👏

Also, loved how Swara's character shines through in the Part2 of the OS. I like a strong Swara - who does what is right and is not afraid to do that. 😊

Cannot wait for the next one. Will be looking forward to your PM. :)



Hi Anna

Thanks so much for your comment. Very glad you liked it. When I conceived the idea for this, I was frankly not very sure how many people would like me giving so much focus to Annapurna. But somehow, her character just seemed to fit "Fire", for me.

Am happy too, that you liked my characterization of Sanskaar and Swara. I consider it the highest compliment, to be able to capture some of the essence of such fascinating characters! 😊 😉

"Earth" will take some time...I have a business travel commitment next week so I guess I should be able to post it only week of Oct 12, in all likelihood. Will surely PM you when I post it.

Thanks again..😊


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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: Shanaia

You see I'm currently sitting outside the lodge with calm bue waves splashing on the shore in the distance.Sea gulls taking a flight now and then and the cool yet warm mediterranean air brushing my stray hair strands back.


In such peaceful atmosphere I yearned to read a book that would literally consume me and then my sister came running to me ,asking me to read this.

And can I say it was the most serene yet all-consuming piece of work that I have read this whole week.

The way you created a whole new world for the 'Malkin' just by understanding her true nature, capturing the essence of the decisions made in Maheshwari Mansion in the form of the true nature of the one Annupurna urga Prasad Maheshwari,bringing about her obvious envy for the brilliant son of her common bhai saab and her overdramatic bhabi,
is too amazing to even praise it with some meaningless words.

And of course, the way you described Sanskaar as the anomaly that graced MM, the brilliance of a mind and the keen tacts of a spirit which was and still is too much for the Unspoken Queen to bear.


And then comes her second cause of distress...oh yes our very own Swara Bose who in months shook the very beliefs of the Lord of the mansion and persuaded him to accept people with different backgrounds.The girl who respected others but always said what she thought was right, what her mother and granny has taught her.


And what unholy shadowes came upon MM when Swara Bose became Swara Sanskaar Maheshwari.Or was it a miracle by God to unite such dynamic people together who would surely change the literal base of the household which the Queen has constructed.

For these two together were the only ones who had the power to break the house brick by brick if they wanted to, and then build an empire of their own beliefs and ideas if they so wish.

Surely, the Unspoken Queen could not let such powerful combination to stay together and thus she would go to any lengths to break the alliance but she does not know that the vow Swara and Sanskar had made is an Unbreakavle Vow.



Wow Shanaia...your comment was so evocative and descriptive, I could almost picture you on that beach! You live overseas? Or are you there on holiday?

Thanks so much for your very detailed and analytical comment. When I set out to write this OS, I just wanted to capture a bit of the essence of Swara, Sanskaar and AP's characters. I am very touched that you felt I was able to do justice to this. 😊


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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: suhasini2727

Excellent. ... how beautifully u wrote... it's always suprises me... great work... 👏👏👏



Thanks so much Suhasini 😊 Sorry I delayed sending you a PM this time...I was about to do so, but by the time you had already read this and given this lovely comment. 😊 Next update, I shall send you a quick PM for sure.
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Posted: 9 years ago
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Originally posted by: medhasarkar

Four things Viji...

a) Dan Brown
b) The wooing of rebecca and the last matriarch, Noor Jahan and Shah jahan and of course a reigning monarch of a certain country( cannot take names, or my comment will be deleted i'm afraid; guess!)
c) Kaikeyi of Ramayana
d) the snow white and the seven dwarfs

I loved how your OS made me remember the references to all of these.

and annapurna was saying just that,
" mirror mirror on the wall,
who is the fairest of them all"

and the answer until the baby grew up,
" you my queen are fairest in the land"

and then one day,
" you my queen are fair its true,
but snow white is fairer far than you"

and instead of sending the witch to kill her brilliant nephew, she has started allotting him the extreme corners of her empire. or maybe its cinderella's stepmother, who disappointed that her daughters were uglier than her stepdaughter...made her scrub and clean the whole day...and when she met the prince she ensured that the prince would be meant for her ugly daughters and not who the prince had fallen in love with...and she with him.

You brought out the whole characterisation brilliantly...

and then when the prince actually comes...he knows exactly who is who..because after all talent is talent...and only one person will be in possession of the other glass slipper. Lionesses after all will never pair with bulls.


I am in love with your perfect way of writing, suspense and drama.

love---
medha.




Medha...🤗 🤗

Thanks so much for this lovely, lovely comment. 😊

Yeah, I was reminded of Kaikeyi (and to a lesser extent, Gandhari), while conceiving my characterization of Annapurna for this piece. And it was so uncanny, the way you referenced Nur Jahan--Shah Jahan...I was so thrilled that you "got" what I was thinking, when I wrote this! 😊

A couple of other characters which I had in the back of my mind: Mrs Boynton (Appointment with Death, Agatha Christie), and Kate Blackwell (Master of the game, Sidney Sheldon).

Am so very happy that you liked this. Truthfully, when I conceived this, I was not very sure if many people would like this much focus on Annapurna. But, as I said in my reply to an earlier comment, her character just spoke "Fire" to me. 😊 I can just imagine how Swara's water dominated character is going to prevail over Annapurna's fire dominated one (Of course Swara will have able support and partnership with the one who has Earth in their sign...any guesses who that is?? 😊)



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