Well, for a change let me be Ashok Todi, an astute patriarch who wants to control her daughter's life with iron gloves. Let me also assume that I am extremely sensitive to my social standing, which to me holds more weight than an individual's right to choose. And in a keen agreement to Mr. Arun's views let me also claim to be one of the thousands of dads who want to see their daughter economically prosperous and happy which the shanties of Tiljala would not have provided.
In that case, isn%u2019t it better that I spent my lakhs of rupees in bootstrapping Rizwan%u2019s career into a more successful one (either by sponsoring a business or an education), rather than on hiring goons and bribing officials. Rizwan was a self-made person from humble origin, he was no idiot and hence such a gesture would not have gone in waste..
Before anyone points out that it would be another form of patriarchy which would strangle Rizwan and Priyanka for the rest of the lives, let me point out that it would be a better of the choices under the circumstances (reforming Ashok Todi is an ideal option but not a practical one)%u2026In lot of ways his option would be a win-win. Given that Ashok Todi%u2019s son-in-law would anway inherit his empire, it would have been inevitable anyway..
RE:Putting myself in Todi's shoes
by Mark roy on Nov 06, 2007 01:55 AM Permalink
You r right Kedamm..She shud be sent into prostitution.....but you r forgetting Kedam...YOU ARE A POOR INDIAN GUY AND SHE BELONG TO VERY HIGH CLASS FAMILY LIKE ONE OF THE RICH FAMILY IN CALCATTA...SO THERE WIL BE DIFF B/W UR POOR THOUGHT AND HER RICK THOUGHT.....THATS CALLED AMERI GHAREBII
RE:Putting myself in Todi's shoes
by Ravi Kumar on Nov 06, 2007 12:57 AM Permalink
You are right Dutt,
it would have been a win-win situation. But, try to think from another angle. Can Todi do it if he thinks Rijwan had trapped his daugher with his money in mind? That will be the first thought of a rich father, when he comes to know that his daughter is in love with a poor boy.
His reaction is understandable, not justified though. These kind of things happens every day in our country. This case is blown out of proportion, just because the boy is Muslim.
RE:Putting myself in Todi's shoes
by on on Nov 06, 2007 02:26 AM Permalink
there is nothing more to that..u moron? a young man lost his life...cause of the idiot father..why cant two adults who choose to live together have their way??
RE:Putting myself in Todi's shoes
by Mark roy on Nov 06, 2007 01:36 AM Permalink
If this wud happpend with any Hindu guy then what wud u say.....Yuo wud write Blaw Blaww against Islam...But do u see anyone say against Hinduism....or talked abt Vedas.....this is de difff ....Muslim people dont say bad abt any religiionn
