Originally posted by: Shaavi
In Ramayana, Ram is the hero. The whole of the story follows his journey, experience and adventures. The mention of Bharath ends with him getting the sandals from Ram, keeps them on the throne, and rules as Rama's regent. I have read many versions of Ramayana, but none of them detail how Bharath spent his 14 yrs in Ayodhya in Ram's absence. For that 14 yrs, there was no real king on the throne of Ayodhya. By keeping Ram's sandals on the throne, Bharath sent a clear message that he was not the ruler of Ayodhya. We can only imagine what happened in Ayodhya at that time. I feel this story is one of the possibilities of what might have happened in Ayodhya, in the lives of Bharat and the people. As soon as Ram came back from exile, he was coronated as the king and became the ruler of Ayodhya.
One of the main difference between Ramayana and Mahabharat is the choice the main lead made -- Right (sahi) vs Right (haq). In Ramayana, Ram never asserted his "haq" on anything at anytime. He always choose the path of "right (sahi)". Even when Sita was accused by the washerman, he still chose to maintain the path of being "right" and did not defend Sita which was his "Right (haq). In Mahabharata, the main story is about the brothers and their kids trying to assert their "Rights(haq)". In trying to constantly state their claim to the throne, they constantly strayed from the path of being "right (sahi). There is no right and wrong when one is asserting their right, while when is choosing between right and wrong, there is no place for "Right (haq)".
That is exactly what they are showing here. Kunal did not make the choice of his life partner which is his "right(haq)". He is doing what he thinks is "right(sahi)" based on his mom's words and brother's advise. Mishti on the other hand is asserting her "right(haq)" for the first time by requesting that she should be given the opportunity to get to know her life partner. Abir like Ram is giving up Ayodhya on his mom's say so. It doesn't mean that Ram ever stopped being the ruler of Ayodhya. Even when he was in exile, he continued to rule Ayodhya through Bharat. I know it sounds kind of convoluted, but there was no awkwardness between Ram and Bharath when Ram came back to rule the kingdom.
Mishti will probably say that she wants to get to know Kunal before getting engaged to him. I don't know the future story and am guessing based on the promos and what they have shown. Even if the engagement happens, it will not be real from Mishti and Kunal's perspective. Kunal will not have the feelings that one is supposed to have about life partner with Mishti, nor will Mishti feel that way. But these talks will allow the interaction of the 2 pairs with each other and get to know each other. It will lead them to understand what their heart wants. Since Kunal and Mishti don't have that attraction or feelings towards each other, but only questions, I am not sure they will feel that awkwardness in the future. 😃😃
What I am trying to say is when a person has to let go of something that "belongs to them, they "feel emotions, be it good or bad, happy or sad. But when a person is asked to give something that belongs to somebody else, you don't feel anything. In fact one feels happy for having returned the thing to it's rightful owner. It is the same here. Kunal never has any feelings for Mishti. He is doing what he is doing only because of Abir. He doesn't really feel that Mishti "belongs to or with him. Hence he will be more than happy when Abir reveals his feelings regarding Mishti and will not have any resentments.