I agree that she was wrong to talk about Joyti's problems in front of everyone, but there is no way she is wrong in trying to help Jyoti.
I think she should've just told Shlok.
They way Jyoti is being treated could even lead to death. She is physically so weak she can barely walk, and they force her to have abortions, who knows what else they do to the poor woman. And most importantly she does want help and she does want to get out of her situation, she's just scared of her mother and mother-in-law.
The majority of abused people put up with abuse because they get used to it and accept it as normal, and sooner or later start to believe it's their fault and they deserve it. These people only realise how wrong things are when it's too late or when they're out of the situation. Some of these people gain the courage to talk about their problems but others don't due to fear, like Jyoti, because of a lack of support.
Luckily Jyoti isn't at that stage where she blames herself for everything, and she knows that what's happening to her isn't normal and she deserves to be happy. She wants help, but the main person, her mother, who is meant to support her isn't supporting her, so she's scared.
I know that if I was in Aastha's place I would want to help. How can any human being stand by and watch another being abused? If it was one of our daughters/sisters/mother/aunt etc. or even a male relative or a stranger, would we really say it's none of our business and just let them get abused just because they said they don't need help?
Sometimes people need help. If you don't help someone get out of the mindset that it's ok to live with abuse, they might always think it's normal. Some make it out of a situation like Jyoti's on their own, others need help, even if they don't ask for it.
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