Nowadays TV serials are flooded more with social issues, from child marriages to female infanticide & domestic violence.This has become a trend in real India.
Starting with Baalika Vaadhu which talks about child marriage, violence against women & oppression of weaker classes.The little 10 yr. girl is forced to marry, even as her cries go unheard; later facing lots of difficulties.
These tele-tales are perhaps a mirror to reality. An NRI tale of exploitation, Geet Hui Sabse Parayi reminds how an NRI marries an Indian girl & post-marriage living her alone;how that girl thrives for her freedom.
The serial Pratigya remembers a feeling of revulsion when an educated town girl fights against eve-teasing, marry her oppresor.The serial shows how the girl fights for her rights.
According to social activists, this is a reality that women in such areas face.Some succumb to them, some bravely face them.These episodes help them to increase their TRPs.Some serials reinforce the social messages without diluting its entertainment value.The audience was completely choked when Ammaji in Na aana iss desh lado made her son remarry because his wife couldn't bear achild.
While such social ills are a reality in many parts of the country.Many backward people still follow these issues, best example is Rajasthan.
Truely it's a positive initiative to bring such issues through serials to our drawing rooms. However it's important to audit what's depicted. Seeing these socio-related serials, people of India will treat the women fairly.They'll be given their awaited rights.
Therefore, to reinforce a positive message, the channels need to focus on the positive effects of reform, showing happy families & children being educated & complete freedom to women.
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