Jodha Akbar discussion corner! - Page 35

Originally posted by: ---Khushi---

One lucky guy, I'd say...🤪

I see a discussion on Hrithik v/s Rajat Akbar

Akbar and sati: This is all as far as the extract from the post goes, but for those interested, I am adding a note on the Rani Damayanti episode, and Akbar's ban on forcible sati.

Like his father, the Emperor Humayun, Akbar issued official general orders prohibiting forcible sati and insisted that no woman could commit sati without the specific permission of his chief police officers. The chief police officers were instructed by him to delay the woman's decision for as long as possible.Pensions, gifts, and rehabilitative help were offered to the potential sati to persuade her from committing the act.

Akbar could thus be seen as the intellectual forefather of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, who campaigned against sati, and Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, who campaigned for widow remarriage, in the 20th century.

His commitment to wiping out forcible sati was demonstrated very dramatically one day in 1583, when Akbar heard that Rani Damayanti, the cousin sister of one of his Rajput wives, Rukmavati, was being forced to commit sati by her sons on the death of her husband. She was the daughter of Mota Raja Udai Singh of Jodhpur, and her husband was Raja Jai Mal of Mertha who had just died .

On getting this news, Akbar personally rode all the way from Agra to Ranthambore to save this lady from being forced to commit sati. What is remarkable is that he went by himself, all alone. His personal security guard, when they heard the emperor had gone off all on his own, galloped after him.

Akbar arrived at the palace just in time to stop the sati taking place; already the Rani was being led out to the sati site (after having been drugged). By the sheer force of his personality, he was able to stop the sati from taking place. [This particular incident, of Akbar stopping the forcible Sati, is described in detail in V.A. Smith's book, 'Akbar the Great Mughal']

Now what an episode this, and Akbar's ban on forcible sati, would have made!! But of course the CVs are more interested in wet masalas!

Originally posted by: sashashyam

My dear Donjas,

I shall wait for your longer take, as I always do.

If Bairam Khan had killed Akbar, I think the whole empire, such as it was then, would have fallen apart, with multiple claimants. But he really cared for the Sultanat and Jalal, I think, in that order, since both were his creations at that point in time!

A 100 inch screen must be magnificent ! I use a 50 inch LED and the sets and the over all get up do look impressive in the early parts, especially the Amer fort set by Nitin Desai. I agree with you about all the rest, but I do wish the overabundance of jewellery was less tacky.Those 3 identical sets for the three sisters scream of their being fakes. The Tanishq real jewellery in the film was gorgeous.

Shyamala

Originally posted by: ghalibmirza

hi donjas! so finally you did end up using the projector! wow! i used to watch the show on laptop but now i bought dvds and watch it on my big screen tv and it does make a huge difference with bigger screen!

Originally posted by: devkidmd

Where did you get the DVDs from? Original? Are they HD? Please let me now.

Devki

Originally posted by: ghalibmirza

devki i live in vancouver and here there are lots of indo canadians residing and we have indian music stores that sell dvds of all famous daily soaps and that is how majority watches their daily soaps! btw where exactly do you live?