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With regards to Radhaji, yes that's what I was thinking that because RK held his father is such high esteem, she didn't want to tell him that his father was married before, when she initially received the news when RK was younger, I'm thinking Mohan Kundra's suicide note told her about Meera and the father's first wife was in a mental hospital. Now RK' grown she thought let me leave well enough alone, why spoil a man's reputation and disillusion my son.
Radha's character and we can possibly conclude in this way, because Radhaji all that time RK was giving her the silent treatment and he insulting her, for her marriage and taking her love away from him, she never told him at least I'm here, the person you hold in high regard your father committed suicide and left us alone. I made sure to give you another father as you needed a male role model. She was astute enough perhaps that to destroy MK's memory would have made RK rebel even more against her and probably even leave home, become street child also, instead she waited him out until he was ready to patch up with her and he returned to her.
About Sultan's life being worse than RK's, I think I will still stand by that Chakku, though it's true you've looked at RK's father's promises to him being unfulfilled and perhaps society calling your father a coward, kids at school perhaps repeating what their parents were discussing about your father, maybe that might be hard on a 12 year old, so I'm not discounting his anguish, he was close to his father. Dipali's betrayal seeing the girl he loves marrying his own step brother and then she comes and lives together with them in the same house, yes it stung and perhaps that's why he mistrusted girls also and it was hard for him with Madhu to give into love, even though he could see she loved him, test after test on Madhu all Dipali's doing. Kukuji we can't assume too much perhaps he illtreated RK, but many people that are hard working high achievers will say it's because of the strictness of their parents and all these betrayals were feeding him to achieve more.
How I see it is the difference here between RK's betrayal's and lack of or requirement of love and understanding from MK, Radha, Dipali, Kukuji and Sultans needs of lack of shelter, food and an education do still point to Sultan being worse off then RK, his needs are basic requirements any child should have to live and he was deprived of them. But I understand if you still think RK's needs should not be ignored completely as though he had basic needs fulfilled he was still very much alone from year 12 until 29, but RK was very stubborn not to allow his mother to come close and love him as she wanted to do. It's funny but just in one conversation at the mandir on the steps Radhaji and RK talked and were able to resolve his problems, but I still think how Radha left him to come to her was the best way now, though at the time I was thinking why doesn't she solve things with him, but his a man you know you can't push until they are ready.
Edited by Nafs_Sweetheart - 12 years ago