Maharaj ji comes to wake Gangaa up, but she is not in her bed. He calls out for her, wondering if she went to take bath before him? I had warned her against it, yet she went. He tells the same to the maid, but she tells him that Gangaa is not there too. They both start looking for her in the entire house. Madhvi and Amma ji hears the noise. Amma ji checks with Niranjan, but Gangaa is not there too. He gets worried. Amma ji thinks if Gangaa has ran away. No one is able to find her anywhere. Niranjan asks everyone if anyone said anything to her. They all deny it. Amma ji says it is a double trouble, whether she stays here or runs away, this world is not safe. Maharaj ji remarks that Gangaa may have found someone else who would have shown pity on her. Why would she be concerned about you? Maid too calls Gangaa naughty. She
couldn’t sit at one place for long. Niranjan goes out to find her as she might be in some trouble.
Sagar wakes up and asks for Gangaa. I want to play with her. Maid tells him that Gangaa has left, but Amma ji tells her to be quiet. Sagar is hyper now. I had told you mom that she will go away if I sleep. Who will I play with now? I want to play with her. Amma ji assures him that Gangaa is coming back soon. Sagar insists on playing with Gangaa right away. Madhvi reminds him that he has to go to school. Amma ji gives him some money to enjoy his favourite ice cream. Outside, Niranjan asks passerbys about Gangaa, but no one has seen her.
Madhvi calls out for the maid but she is irked that she is not even able to get a minute of peace here. She is cleaning Madhvi’s room when she notices the pendant on the table. She immediately picks it up, hides it under a towel when Madhvi comes there. Maid hides the pendant once Madhvi leaves from there.
Niranjan continues to look for Gangaa everywhere. Raghav ji finds him. He tells Niranjan to come with him.
Madhvi is happy that Sagar didn’t ask them many questions about Gangaa and left for school or he wouldn’t have gone otherwise. Amma ji is tensed thinking what will he do when he returns from school and Gangaa is still not home?
Raghav ji brings Niranjan to the Ghaat. Government has made arrangements for collective last rites of the deceased. Gangaa is looking for her Bappa in these dead bodies since morning. They both notice Gangaa looking at every dead body to find her Bappa. Gangaa notices the hand of a body holding a bangle in his hand. Gangaa moves closer to that body. She recalls seeing her Bappa buying bangles for her at the Ghaat last time. She takes the bangles from his hand. Wind blows the white cover from over the dead body and Gangaa cries for her Bappa. Raghav ji covers the body again while Niranjan comforts Gangaa.
Madhvi gives some money to Pulkit so he can go to court and ask his father about Gangaa. I am really worried. He leaves. Madhvi wears her jewellery as Amma ji will not like it if she doesn’t put them on. Madhvi is looking for her pendant, but couldn’t find it anywhere. I had kept it on the dressing table only at night. Her Mother-in-law scolds her. The maid puts doubt on Gangaa. Is this why she disappeared? Amma ji agrees. Surely that girl has stolen it and she has gone away because she knew she might get caught. Madhvi doesn’t feel so, but Amma ji stays put. She had every facility here. This is the reason why she left. Madhvi takes Gangaa’s side, but Amma ji tells her to be quiet. I knew this was what was going to happen. She can fool all of you, but not me. I could understand it in one glance only that the girl is a thief. Pulkit returns home. Madhvi doesn’t t believe Gangaa can steal. Why would she have returned it (when she mistakenly dropped it on the floor) the other day if she really wanted to steal it? Amma ji sticks to her ground. I pity you. Sagar comes home as well. Why is Dadi angry? Why is she scolding Mom? Amma ji tells them to call the police to register a report against Gangaa. Call Niranjan to tell him that Gangaa has ran away. Sagar is taken aback. But you said she will be back once I return from school! Amma ji tells him that that was what she had thought too, but she stole your Mom’s locket. Sagar is surprised. She is so young. Maid continues to instigate everyone against Gangaa. Sagar runs upstairs to check his toys. Pulkit shakes his head in disbelief.
Sagar’s toys are intact. Madhvi suggests Amma ji not to create doubts in the mind of a little kid. Amma ji calls it being careful. You are careless and forget where you keep your stuff. We can at least teach the kids this much.
Gangaa remembers playing with her Bappa at her home, and of him showering his love on her all the time as she looks at the pyre. The Priest brings the pot as per the ritual, but doesn’t give it to Gangaa as she is a girl. Girls don’t do last rites. This is the right of a son. Niranjan tells him that she is the only child of her Bappa. Let her do it. The Priest refuses to go against their religion. Call any relative, but a girl won’t do it. He suggests Niranjan to do it if there is no one else. Niranjan says I too respect the religion, but I don’t believe in sticking to it like anything. Will this man’s soul be at peace if a stranger does his last rites? Will he be denied the last rites if he has no son? This is injustice. We cannot call ourselves human if we are not able to give respect to the departed ones. Make Gangaa do all the rituals. I don’t see any unrighteousness in it.
Gangaa carries the pot of water on her shoulder as she takes a round around the pyre. She drops it on the ground and lights the pyre next. Gangaa recalls her happier times with her Bappa.
Gangaa returns home with Niranjan and Raghav ji. A man greets Niranjan. He wants his signature on some papers. Niranjan tells Raghav ji to take Gangaa inside.
Amma and everyone is shocked to see Gangaa. Sagar is relieved / angry. Who would play with me otherwise? Maid asks Raghav ji if Gangaa was trying to leave the city? Sagar asks Gangaa if she will run away again? Amma ji interrupts him. She tells the maid to check Gangaa. Madhvi’s pendant is missing. Gangaa would have taken it with her. Raghav ji denies it, but Amma ji insists. Maid checks Gangaa. Maharaj ji repeats Gangaa’s words and even calls her a thief. Maid finds nothing on Gangaa. She might have sold it by now. Such people are very smart. They won’t carry stolen stuff with them. Raghav ji tries to say something, but Amma ji stops him. She tells Madhvi
to ask Gangaa as it was her locket. Madhvi politely asks Gangaa about the locket.
Niranjan enters. Sagar tells him that everyone thinks that Gangaa has stolen Mom’s locket. Niranjan is taken aback. Maid checked her as well, but found nothing. Niranjan scolds everyone. Can you not see her condition? She is sad. Instead of asking her about her whereabouts, you all are accusing her of theft? She had gone to do the last rites of her father. Amma ji notices the kalash (pot of ashes) in his hands. You can check her one more time if you want, but you won’t find anything except the pain that she has got after losing her father. He gives the kalash to Gangaa. Keep it with you carefully. One has to bathe after doing the last rites of anyone. Gangaa takes the kalash with her inside. They all look at her sadly.
Maid gives tea to Niranjan. Madhvi tells Maharaj ji to set the table as Amma ji must be returning after her Gangaa snan. Amma ji returns just then, muttering about the growing number of drug addicts, beggars and everything. The times have changed. Maharaj ji agrees with her. Niranjan and Madhvi smile hearing their convo.
Sagar greets his Dadi. She gives him sweet, like every other day. Sagar immediately looks at Gangaa. And for Gangaa? Amma ji calls Gangaa. She is about to give them to her, but gets to know that Gangaa has not yet taken her bath. She says I will give you after you’ve taken your bath. Do you have clothes to change to? Gangaa shakes her head. Amma ji takes Gangaa with her. Sagar looks at Gangaa as she leaves. Gangaa too turns to look at him. He signals to her that he is keeping sweet for her and will give her later. Gangaa smiles.
Amma ji makes Gangaa stand outside the door of her room. She finds a white dhoti and gives it to Gangaa to stich it herself. This is the house of Brahmins. No one even steps in the kitchen or even does puja(Prayer) in the house without taking a bath. Widows have to have a lot of patience. Their living, eating habits are all to be followed strictly as per the rules. They cannot eat once the sun sets. This is written in the scriptures. Gangaa nods her head. Amma ji asks her if she is really understanding it or just shaking her head. Gangaa honestly replies that she is able to understand it and would follow the rules. Amma ji feels it is just like hitting your head with a stone. Go and have your bath. Clean the bathroom properly afterwards. Gangaa leaves.
Madhvi tells Niranjan that it is their aunt’s grandson’s birthday next week. What to give him as a gift? Niranjan is talking to Raghav ji on phone. He gives some money to Madhvi, but she refuses. He has no clue about the gift. I am not sure if I can come with you, take Amma ji with you. Madhvi says Amma ji never goes anywhere. What’s the point of going alone? Niranjan doesn’t feel comfortable with all the relatives surrounding him.
A lady (Prabha) reaches Chaturvedi House. She goes inside with a kid (Prince). She pays lesser amount to the rickshaw driver, but he asks for his money. She walks back to where the driver is and looks at him. She said there isn’t a tree growing money in her father’s house. She tells him she would transfer it and smirks before leaving.
Niranjan and Madhvi welcomes Prabha. She says her prince hasn’t eaten since, so they should feed him. She goes upstairs to locate Sagar but sees Gangaa washing her hair and says so all the rumours are true? She screams for her Aunt and runs downstairs. She smiles when she sees Amma ji and greeted her. Amma ji asks her why she’s here? She said she had to come after hearing the rumour that your lawyer son has taken an orphan in. Amma ji shushes her but she kept on talking. And says she’s here to confirm the rumour. Amma ji sights Gangaa and sends her away saying the Adult are talking.
Amma ji makes her sit and asks where she got the rumour? Prabha says everyone knows about it both in the Market and all, and asks how could they have let this happened? Amma ji says you know Niranjan is soft hearted. Gangaa peeps at them talking and leaves from there only for Prince to trip her. Gangaa asks why he tripped her and would report her to Amma ji? Prince laughs at her and says she is her family and nothing would happen. Sagar comes there and told him to leave her alone as she’s an Orphan.
Sagar shows them his new toy (Car toy). Prince collects it and makes it move over her legs. He then later shouts at Gangaa to move out of the way. Gangaa asks if she could play with the Car toy? Prince shouted No and calls out for Amma ji. Amma ji shouts she’s coming. Gangaa then leaves from there. Sagar looks on sadly. Gangaa went to stand behind a pillar to listen to what the elders ( Amma ji and Prabha) were still saying about her. Prabha was saying something about making it look like an accident when Amma ji sights Gangaa and shushes for Prabha to stop talking as she’s here.
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