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Devanshi Gupta
Yes, it was not entirely convincing to me either. But Amish couldn't really not make Ram the Vishnu. After all, Ram is the Vishnu in Ramayana, and Amish knows that he can't deviate from the real story on these big points. Personally, it wasn't convincing to me either why Sita had to make her swayamvar so tough. Couldn't she just say she wanted to pick a suitor for her? And why Lakshman would leave his newly wed wife behind. I know that's how it happens in the epic, but in this story, it wasn't convincing.
Vikas Goel
I think that is the highlight of the entire series. Because according to him Vishnu is the one who establishes a new way of life (which would eventually become evil over time and would need a Mahadev to be born to destroy it). Now Ram has been shown to be always abiding by the law, law is supreme for him but that is not the best way to live your life. Sita, on the other hand, has been shown to be more flexible and believes in more freedom. Now that in itself will not be the perfect way to live (and that is what has led to the downfall in the first place, the chandrawasis way of life). Now to create "Ram Rajya" which will be a completely different way of life and perfect one (at least for some time) they both need to come together and accept each other's ideas and that is what will create that new way of life.
Now coming to Sita, why she decided to partner with him, it was probably because she herself was not sure about her abilities and did not have much confidence in herself. That is quite evident from the mentions of her growing years. She blamed herself for Kushdwaj implementing sanctions of Mithila and did not go back to her mother despite she not blaming her at any point of time. Same is the case with Ram. He has been blamed for something he did not do but at least he did not blame himself and that is why he is more sure of himself when told that he could be the next Vishnu.
Also, he wanted to highlight two warring factions in choosing of Vishnu which is Vishwamitra and Vashishta.
Now coming to Sita, why she decided to partner with him, it was probably because she herself was not sure about her abilities and did not have much confidence in herself. That is quite evident from the mentions of her growing years. She blamed herself for Kushdwaj implementing sanctions of Mithila and did not go back to her mother despite she not blaming her at any point of time. Same is the case with Ram. He has been blamed for something he did not do but at least he did not blame himself and that is why he is more sure of himself when told that he could be the next Vishnu.
Also, he wanted to highlight two warring factions in choosing of Vishnu which is Vishwamitra and Vashishta.
Sunanda Kesavadas
Amish tries too hard to convince readers that this is a retelling while trying to keep the Hindu "scholars" of our times happy. I think Amish wanted Sita to be Vishnu and show that Ram was in fact Mahadev but then decided to play it safe and not risk Vaishnavite or fundamentalist wrath of any kind. It would have been interesting if he had stuck to this premise - because then the conflict with Raavan, who is a staunch devotee of Mahadev, would have made for interesting reading.
But Amish tries so hard to appease all parties that he lost track of his own premise. In this series itself he contradicts himself. First he presents the theory that Mahadev and Vishnu work in conjunction (Lord Rudra and Lady Mohini references). Next he goes on to say Mahadev and Vishnu cannot operate at the same time. So now what to do? He can't make Ram the Mahadev but he has already presented the premise that Sita could be the Vishnu. So now it maybe that both of them combined represent Vishnu. If only Amish would go out on a limb and make Raavan a vigilante Mahadev who has to be stopped by Ram/Sita as Vishnu - I would definitely buy that book.
But Amish tries so hard to appease all parties that he lost track of his own premise. In this series itself he contradicts himself. First he presents the theory that Mahadev and Vishnu work in conjunction (Lord Rudra and Lady Mohini references). Next he goes on to say Mahadev and Vishnu cannot operate at the same time. So now what to do? He can't make Ram the Mahadev but he has already presented the premise that Sita could be the Vishnu. So now it maybe that both of them combined represent Vishnu. If only Amish would go out on a limb and make Raavan a vigilante Mahadev who has to be stopped by Ram/Sita as Vishnu - I would definitely buy that book.
Harsha Tammireddy
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