Do fathers have no rights over kids?

In BV'verse, kids may assume fathers' surnames but the CVs always upheld right of mother over the child.

Mahavir Singh's wife gave away her child to Kalyani and did not even tell her husband that she had given birth to a son! Throughout life that man was under impression that his wife and child had died! She thought he was a bad guy. Really? Is it enough to lie to your husband about his child?

Sugna kept Pratap's child and did not even let his grandparents interact with him when they wanted to (maybe out of vengeance for not accepting it earlier).

Gauri did not tell Jagya about actual fate of child in both pregnancies.

Ganga forever tried to take Mannu away when she was with Rat. She became ready to give him to Rat to save Singhs. Yet got his custody. Even as she had no financial support or other means with her back then to be granted custody of child (did judge know she was going to marry Jagya?!)

Phooli also got child's custody.

Shiv's fate was decided by Meenu and she did not even bother to ask her husband about this or inform anything to him!

I know females suffer from a young age (periods etc.) and mother keeps child in womb, goes through labour pains etc. But does it mean father has no rights over a child? Only woman has to decide child's fate?

Even now Ganga is hiding from Jagya about her pregnancy. He has no right to be informed?! What if both Ganga and newborn die? What if Ganga dies and Jagya is left alone with 2 kids? Has she ever thought about him? Did only she have the right to decide whether to get pregnant or not?

Originally posted by: Skepblun

Even now Ganga is hiding from Jagya about her pregnancy. He has no right to be informed?! What if both Ganga and newborn die? What if Ganga dies and Jagya is left alone with 2 kids? Has she ever thought about him? Did only she have the right to decide whether to get pregnant or not?

In Sugna's case there reasons for her to keep away the child



Edited by libsrocks - 10 years ago

In Mannu's case, I think Ganga got Mannu's custody from court. Same with Phooli too. Pratap's parents at first refused to accept Sugna. So they lost their grandchild. 

MS's wife & DS lied to him bcoz he was a bad guy...if they would have told him about his Son then he could have turned him like himself,,,and even if he would have got any inkling that he had his heir then surely he would have found out about basant & would have made him a heartless man like him considering MS's behavior with bhago😡🤢. IN DS reign also, initially Basant was like MS only but had  very strong feelings for DS & his brother...unlike MS.

I agree on all issues except for Mahavir Singh and now Shekhars' case.

Basant was bad even with DS. In fact MS never remarried despite having no family. Unlike Basant who was responsible for death of first wife by impregnating her again and again and not taking care of her health. And later bought a much younger girl who was old enough to be his daughter - getting a kid from her through marital rape.

MS' wife had no right to give away kid to Kalyani and lie to MS like this! Mothers feel possessive and protective about their kids but shouldn't they remember that kid didn't just get born out of themselves alone?!

Shekhars' case is really unfair if Anup knew nothing and Meenu took decision on the spot. Alok was begging or EBing but certainly not commanding. She had to think of herself, her husband and child first or give in to Alok?!
She might have been ready to sacrifice but did she think even once about how Anup would feel? Would he want to give up his child or not?

Rat and co. might have been brutal but I wonder about logic of the judge. Ganga might have cleared 10th and got a diploma but did she have a job back then? And a job well paying enough to support herself and her child?
Rat and his family's trying to dispose Ganga and only keep the child was despicable (though I wonder why they did not go after Padma's life? After all she was also insolent from their POV and bore a girl, not a boy. Worse proposition than Ganga for them, no?).

Cut to the present, is Ganga's decision on her own - fair? Is it okay not to inform your husband of anything?

Sugna's case seems like combination of vengeance and fear - they refused to accept child earlier and now they may snatch him from her. Phooli's case would have encouraged natha pratha - still even here I wonder if she had enough resources to support the child? Does custody get decided on basis of baby's age, mother etc. or factors like mother's ability to bear all costs of bringing up the child are also considered?

Gauri's first was her own fault though she never accepted it. Okay, second time it's explicable she didn't bother because Jagya had dumped her and left.

I don't know but in this serial even other decisions in child's life have influence of mothers. Like Anandi and her father sometimes wanted something else but Bhago put her foot down and brainwashed both of them, packing off Anandi back to her sasra. Ira has often overruled Alok's POV and taken her own decisions in matters related to Sanchi (and sometimes Shiv-Anandi).

Where's the balance between both parents' rights in this serial?

Originally posted by: Skepblun

I agree on all issues except for Mahavir Singh and now Shekhars' case.

Basant was bad even with DS. In fact MS never remarried despite having no family. Unlike Basant who was responsible for death of first wife by impregnating her again and again and not taking care of her health. And later bought a much younger girl who was old enough to be his daughter - getting a kid from her through marital rape.

MS' wife had no right to give away kid to Kalyani and lie to MS like this! Mothers feel possessive and protective about their kids but shouldn't they remember that kid didn't just get born out of themselves alone?!

Shekhars' case is really unfair if Anup knew nothing and Meenu took decision on the spot. Alok was begging or EBing but certainly not commanding. She had to think of herself, her husband and child first or give in to Alok?!
She might have been ready to sacrifice but did she think even once about how Anup would feel? Would he want to give up his child or not?

Rat and co. might have been brutal but I wonder about logic of the judge. Ganga might have cleared 10th and got a diploma but did she have a job back then? And a job well paying enough to support herself and her child?
Rat and his family's trying to dispose Ganga and only keep the child was despicable (though I wonder why they did not go after Padma's life? After all she was also insolent from their POV and bore a girl, not a boy. Worse proposition than Ganga for them, no?).

Cut to the present, is Ganga's decision on her own - fair? Is it okay not to inform your husband of anything?

Sugna's case seems like combination of vengeance and fear - they refused to accept child earlier and now they may snatch him from her. Phooli's case would have encouraged natha pratha - still even here I wonder if she had enough resources to support the child? Does custody get decided on basis of baby's age, mother etc. or factors like mother's ability to bear all costs of bringing up the child are also considered?

Gauri's first was her own fault though she never accepted it. Okay, second time it's explicable she didn't bother because Jagya had dumped her and left.

I don't know but in this serial even other decisions in child's life have influence of mothers. Like Anandi and her father sometimes wanted something else but Bhago put her foot down and brainwashed both of them, packing off Anandi back to her sasra. Ira has often overruled Alok's POV and taken her own decisions in matters related to Sanchi (and sometimes Shiv-Anandi).

Where's the balance between both parents' rights in this serial?

No fathers have no rights over kids 😆😆.