Originally posted by atria
See what you are talking about could happen in a marriage with consenting adults also. Guy and girl get married, maybe an arranged marriage, live in a small town, then guy gets promotion and goes to a big city, there he meets someone else at work, smarter, funnier, more modern, etc etc, and falls for her. He then realizes his homebound wife is much less compatible with him than this woman and that his true love is this woman, not his wife. So Jagya's case is not really tied to his child marriage. Its not just kids whose outlook changes with time, the outlook of adults changes depending on time and place. If a man living in a small city happily with his wife comes to a big city and is dazzled and starts calling his wife gawar, is that fair? The scenario you have outlined with Jagya and Anandi could happen with consenting adults as well, and then we would call it infidelity. Which is what the serial has become about, not the evils of child marriage, but about infidelity. And by bringing in infidelity we are all talking about Jagya's lack of faithfulness in his marriage. For the indian viewers, how many do you think are saying, this all comes from child marriage? Aren't most people saying that Jagya has changed so much going to the city, he should not forget his roots and come back to Anandi? Not just on this forum, but on SBB etc. Thus they are indirectly glorifying child marriage by showing Jagya wrong in defying child marriage and Anandi right in sticking by it.
Like I said before, they could have shown the evils of child marriage much better if they had not made Jagya and Anandi meet after the leap. Then it would be less about infidelity and more about a guy tied to a marriage he had no part in while falling in love with another girl. Now it is about a spoilt brat not honouring his relations.
I guess we all have our viewpoint..and some valid points on both sides..however i stand by what i said earlier...π..barring his lies and arrogance...jagiya is hundred percent a victim of child marriage i feel...his exposure to girls was nil till he ventured into the city...infidelty yes..it came to that eventually...but much much before that here is the outcome of marrying your kids at 5 or 6 years of age..and denying education or exposure to the little girl!!!
About jagiya not forgetting his roots i agree...but for him to come back to anandi is totally uncalled for...its better to hurt someone and be honest...and walk out gracefully...rather than living in a forced relationship!...wether right or wrong...wether infidelty or victim of child marriage..either way he is not inclined to continue the relationship..that being the case it should end...thats the best option...she has got to move on...and i am glad bhairav has disclosed everything...hopefully he will be the one who'll protect her and help her move forward..with or without jagiya...