Friday, May 2, 2008

Episode on Sunday, April 27, 2008

Prithvi is anxious to fight again but he is severely wounded because of Bujang who had cheated in the game. They had switched the spears from iron to wood. Not possible for it to heal in time.
Prithvi is in a dilemma and cant figure out why he cannot lift his hand there is no feeling in it. He needs his hands for the last “Muquabla”. The trio warns him that if you cannot accomplish the task cancel it!
If I cancel it all the land will be returned back to the King. Won't it be like suicide? I don't know? The villagers badly need their assets back, okay, tells Prithvi to his friends and tries to convince them what he is doing is very important. Arjun tells "manzoor" for Prithvi's satisfaction, just take rest now we will see in the morning.
Come Bujang, the King calls him, sorry Mhj. I had tried my best. I just couldn’t do it he is an expert in fighting.
Okay. This time we have to bet on all the land and the houses too.
I will try with all my force this time, Bujang assures the King.
The King has his plans and tells Bujang secretly. Go and rest, it’s our win tomorrow!
Yes Maharaj!

It is night everybody rests, but Prithvi is restless because of the fight in the morning, he dreams that he will lose the game. Prithvi gets out of the bed and quietly goes outside in front of the house. He looks down and tries to pick up a branch that is there. With much effort he tries to pick up that tiny branch his hand is in severe severe pain.

Meanwhile the wall is being built, Ghori has enslaved the villagers. A poor women gets whipped because she is tired. Before Prithvi finds out, we must have this work done tells Ghori to the supervisor.
It will take longer time, Sultan.
Then hurry up and finish it quick.
Yes Sultan.
Its morning Prithvi fell asleep out side he is woken up by a girl who offers him a drink. My mother has sent syrup you will feel better with it. Mother says that you are severely hurt and in pain, how are you going to fight? If you lose then we will have to leave this village for good. I don’t want to go my friends are all here.
Don't worry, you don't have to go anywhere Prithvi assures her.
I will pray for you, all are praying for you, you will fight no?
Yes, I will.
The conch is blown Prithvi reaches to lift the branch again. All are praying at the temple. Prithvi miraculously lifts the branch.

At the stadium everybody is ready to watch the final match of win/doom. Prithvi once again is on the horse. Pundir warns him, listen to us forget it. No! I will complete the task. I will fight!
See that nothing happens to you, replies Pundir.
Announcement: Bujang versus Suraj.
If Bujang wins all land and houses returned to Prithviraj, if Suraj wins, all the land will be given back to the people.
The girl is in front of the stadium watching Prithvi as spectator.
The King gives "ishara" to Bujang to aim at Prithvi's hand.
The fight starts each with weapon/armor, both of them advance forward. Bujang hits Prithvi on the hand exactly on the same place where his injury is. Prithvi falls down. His friends are in shock and see how he has been hurt even more. They are cheating.
Nobody has dropped the weapon during the course of the game, the score is even. Now get ready for the second shot tells the announcer.
His friends tell him to give up, its still time to back off.
Prithvi has been beaten to pulp and is worried. Nothing, nothing, he says, I have the prayers from the folks, he takes the weapon for the last time. Prithvi shouts and races forward in the line, Bujang is knocked down, he has hit him in the stomach.
All villagers rush in triumphant, Suraj! Suraj! Suraj! Suraj!
Prithvi lifts and carries the girl, I told I would complete the "shirth" He tells the King. The scroll, land deeds are handed to Prithvi and he hands it back to the villagers of Swastikgaon once and for all. They finally have their assets back. Look I have returned the documents to you. The old mans tell him that you must be from our last life! Savior!
No from this life!
Suraj! Suraj! Suraj! Suraj! Everybody hoots.
Bujang knows his fate and asks forgiveness to Maharaj.
Kill him orders the King. No! Maharaj I don’t want to die.
I will be happy of your death!
Everybody rejoices the victory. Everybody dances with joy, Prithvi watches. The King returns to the village he comes by horse. Prithvi is near him both greet each other.
Congratulations! I like how you won it all and your will power and ambition. You know what you should be doing? What you have with these people, come to my palace see what I can give you. What can those people give you, what did you get from them?
I will give you something that you have never seen before. I will give you Bujang’s seat too, he has become old you know. You have to fight for me will you?
"Manzoor hai" yes I will join you, Prithvi agrees.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Episode on Saturday, April 26, 2008

I will give away my winning 50 bigga also. He tells the kings messenger.
I am not familiar with this game. Find out who is making “badnam……….”
Let me get the land back you have to win according to the kings rules, Bujang has never lost till now.
Prithvi gets on his horse.

Ghori enters the village and shows his pressure in front of the people, he kills one man, he dies and falls to the ground. See the result Ghori warns, if you people even try to move you to will witness the same results. Surrender yourself to me I am your Sultan from now on. Ghori orders the people to be taken, he says lets go!
At the “maidan” in Swastikgaon Prithvi takes his weapon so does Bujang both are in heavy armor.
Announcement: SURAJ versus BUJANG the fight.
As per rules who ever wins the villagers get 50 biggas of land and if he loses all the land becomes Prithvi's.
Both on horse race forward, both with their weapons face each other. They collide, Bujang is hit, he falls off his horse onto the ground. Prithvi wins so easily.
"Gazab ho gaya" Bujang lost. Prithvi goes to the king as per rules we get 50 bigga of land. The King is hesitant and disappointed he reluctantly hands over the scroll, the land documents to Prithvi. "Ruk Ja" do this again, if you win against Bujang I will give 200 bigga land instead, if lose I will take back the 50 and confiscate the houses.
Prithvi agrees, “ teek hai Maharaj” I am ready for the "muquabla".
The King has a dastardly plan, we have to win he whispers. Give Suraj the wooden spear and take the iron back go and switch the weapons, fast, go!

Sanyo is praying in front of the idol. She is anticipating positively nothing will happen to them if she doesn’t get Prithvi she will not be able to live.
Sanyo listens to the sitar music, where is the beautiful sound coming from. Maya Ma says she has been waiting for her to meet Kadambari, she will be your new guru to teach the sitar.
Sanyo refuses, she says she has learned enough of the sitar and has no interest.
No! Beti, I understand your situation! Music will enlighten you, music is so powerful that God will even listen to you come and see how you can get shanti.

Each opponent sit on their horses dressed in armor and weapon in hand. They both collide, Prithvi loses his weapon and is injured.
Are you Okay? Asks Pundir.
I will fight again!
No! Your hand is hurt, how will you fight?
No matter what, I will fight for the "gaow walo".
You cannot you are injured.
Nobody can stop me today, nobody, I have it in me to fight again! Prithvi is sure of himself.
Both opponents face and try for a second time, the impact is so that Bujang falls down. Prithvi wins again, but his hand is totally mutilated because Bujang had deliberately targeted his limbs.
One villager examines his hands thoroughly, it’s broken! He tells him that he needs medical attention immediately.

Maya Ma sits with both Sanyogita and Kadambari both play the sitar in the music hall, at the ashram. While Sanyo plays, she remembers her times with Prithviraj and how she found out about her father.
Jaichand is watching, looks like your plan will work after all.
Maya Ma tells him no to worry afterwards the Queen will handle the rest.
Jaichand replies, make her prepared to marry Rajkumar Uday of Bharatnagar.

Ghori has started some construction, he uses the villagers as slaves to make some barrier. One of his troops is found wiping a weak person continuously to get up and continue the laborious work.
Ghori and his commander discuss, let’s terrorize the next village to keep up with our future plans. Prithviraj will endure more problems then before and if he even finds out about us it will be already to late.
Looks like Hindustan will be mine very soon, my dreams are coming true.
Ghori has been using the villagers to construct some wall.

Prithvi hands over the land documents to the villagers.
Wow! You are great, they tell him.
The King requests Suraj to fight one more time, then all the land will be returned to the folks. Its for the last time, if you win the villagers will all be happy, but if you lose all what you won is mine.
Prithvi says "Manzoor".
In the morning we will start, orders the King of Swastigad.

Prithvi's hand is examined by the vaid. The bones are all broken. It will not take less than 20 days for it to heal, the hand needs rest badly. The vaid wraps the bandages around the hand.
But I cannot rest at all, what about my last fight against Bujang. Do something!
There is no such medicine in the world that will make it heal so fast, the only thing you can do is rest, tells the vaid.
I am going to fight tomorrow its crucial, tells Prithvi, he is anxious for a remedy.
The vaid can only say that he will come in the morning to apply the balm again.
There is no such medicine in the world that will make it heal so fast the words echoes in Prithvi's mind.

Episode on Friday, April 25, 2008

Even after the sounds we make the guards don't get distracted? This must mean they know about us.
What will we do then? Asks Chand.
Do the same trick back.
What happened are they tired of moving the guards pay attention secretly to them, see now they move again.
Prithvi and gang are surrounded by 4 other guards who are also in the haystacks. Prithvi gets them all and switches the disguises, the 4 put on their clothes and tie the guards up.
All 4 get entry into the warehouse. They discover the place all empty, there is nothing. How can this be says Prithvi, all our efforts have gone avail. Come we must hunt for it lets go!
The king finds his guards tied up and shouts see we have been tricked look for the intruders and kill them when you see them.
Pundir asks, what will we do now? They have hidden all the foodstuffs. We have very less time, we must find the place where the food is before it’s too late.
How will we find it ....... see there the ants, they will lead us to the food. All four follow the ants.
The villagers are losing hope morning is coming, they are in misery. Wake up boys, take the children the father tells, “bahu” let them be it will be easy for them too.......
The four move around and look up the wall in front of them, simultaneously the villagers assemble to suicide.
Where can we find the food? It’s almost morning. I just can't figure it out says Prithvi. Pundir thinks where the food could be hidden? Prithvi throws a rope up the wall.
See they are here the guards yell!
Prithvi orders Arjun to go and hurry, tell them to stop, the food is on the way, otherwise call them over here. At any cost I will save them all, Arjun leaves to fetch the folks.
The 3 are confronted by the approaching guards and kill them on the spot.
Its early morning the sun is rising the villagers and the families head to commit suicide with their children.
Prithvi has made it up the wall more guards approach. He eliminates them all. One guard beats Prithvi too much but he kills him too.
Now its time for our death says the poor man, whats the use of waiting further, now.
Arjun yells stop! To all of the hungry villagers, they are guided towards the lake instead.
Anaj Mil Gaya! The 3 lead all of them towards the fort.
Where is it?
Near the wall! Let’s go that away!
Prithvi is about to lose his balance and slips down the wall. The 3 see ahead and yell for Prithvi's attention and try to come to his assistance as one guard aims an arrow towards him. The walls height is very tall. An arrow hits Prithvi he falls exactly on the hay stack which acts as a cushion. The 3 also reach the spot on time and catch him and help him to his feet. Prithvi finds grains in his hand. There were many drums full of grains on top of the wall. Prithvi tells see all the grains are in those drums up there. Prithvi aims his arrow on the drums made of earthen pots they break instantly and the grains all fall down. The folks rush fast to collect the grains.
Everybody is content and praise Prithvi for saving them. No need for that, he assures them. Be happy it’s my duty and responsibility!

The king is praying, his messenger interrupts, you have ruined my puja he answers to him. You can do the puja anytime but listen all the "anaj loot gaya".
How?
The drums were punctured and the villagers have taken the grains from it tells the messenger.
They will all pay for it! I will take their houses too, now they will have to fight in the match with Bujang again! If they will win 50 bigga land is the prize, if they lose, they lose their own houses too. The game will be announced!

Jaichand is very irritated by Sanyo's words,(I love Prc, I love Prc).
Maya ma enters the room and introduces Kadhambari to him. She is a singer and has made many princesses fall in her trances and changed their minds. She is the one who will make her forget Prithviraj.
Who will introduce her to Sanyo? Asks Jaichand, he is doubtful of this idea as Sanyo doesn’t trust him anymore.
Don't lose heart they will both meet each other and make friendship on their own just wait and see. Sanyo will not even suspect and she will forget Prithvi forever and ever.

Finally they have all succeeded, food is being cooked, the 4 watch the big kettles of food cooking and the fire wood burning. Somebody requests Prithvi to eat first, no let the folks eat first says Prithvi. If you don’t eat, we will not eat either says a small boy. Prithvi grins, everybody take their share.
A group enters the area where they are eating the food, they have an announcement. Listen! Prithviraj has made a special "farman". Somebody will face Bujang once again! They will receive 50 bigga land and if you lose then your houses will be confiscated and you all will have to leave the village. So get ready and select your opponent to fight Bujang.
Decide now! If you take more time then you have lost to Prithvi, that’s the final decision!
Arjun cannot accept this he becomes very angry. How dare he use your name. Prithvi tells Arjun to be quiet, shhhhhh all our plans will be spoiled he tells softly.
Prithvi took our land now, he is about to take our houses too! He knows we will lose, so they are doing it, a villager complains.
Hey I will count to 3 tells the group’s announcer! 1.....2...... Stop! Tells Prithvi.
I will fight on the behalf of the folks. Tell your Prithviraj and also tell I will return the 50 bigga land to them too!

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Episode on Sunday, April 20, 2008

One villager comes to the assistant of Shridhar, before all the villagers try to beat him up for the loss. They say he is responsible for our starvation.
The 4 intervene and tell them to stop.
Why stop? Says one, look at us we are just bones left we have not eaten for days. We don’t even remember what food looks like anymore.
All the public gather around Prithvi we will have to bury some of them in the morning, if we don’t get food tonight. Prithvi offers his jewels.
You keep it, they tell him. We can get food only from the other village, it will take two days to get it and we don’t have any energy to fetch it. We just want to see Prithvi and commit suicide.
Who is doing this? The three ask. Who do they work for?
Prithvi whispers and tells his buddies to keep silent lets solve the problem.

Dancers are dancing, Ghori's troops inform the Swastikgad King that Ghori is pleased with the developments, all you have to do is continue to fill the people with hatred of Prithviraj and your pockets will be continuously full. But be careful of Prithvi, he has already left Mundwagaon he may be present. Be careful of him, be ready at all times they warn the king.

Sanyo's mother is in a dilemma on how to deal with her daughter/father. Why won’t Maharaj agree with his daughter? I don’t want to lose my daughter.
Don't worry Sanyogita is clever. Maya Ma tells her, then continue at this ashram everything will be alright, I have dealt with these kind of cases before.

Prithvi cannot believe a village could be in such a circumstance. He wants to free it from such calamity. Prithvi notices a family, the son is starving and cries for food. His father tells there is no food available so stop crying! Otherwise I will kill you.
Stop getting angry on your son he is very hungry he will cry, says an elder. I am tired of this life where will I go? The children are in this condition. We must get freedom from this life, tonight we will poison the whole family, then there will be no stomach pain nor hunger. So we will kill each other tonight only.
Prithvi is listening to the whole conversation.
The elder shows a poisonous snake from which the venom can be extracted and use for dying in the sleep. The father of the family takes the venom and mixes it with water to dilute it proportionately. He can administer it to all the people, first children then wife.
No! Stop! Prithvi tells them, suicide is a sin and life is a gift of God.
Who are you to tell us? We cannot bear these hunger pains anymore we have only starvation.
In two days I will provide you with the necessary foodstuffs.
You think we will be alive in two days?
Try and fight to stay alive in 2 days!
Because of Prithviraj we are suffering! Ok we will try to bare another2 days but after that I will take poison.
Just give me two days!
I will give you. But after that, it will be our last and we will have our mass suicide. Okay then we wait, the elder assures Suraj (Prithvi).
Prithvi orders Arjun to make arrangements to get food under any circumstances. Three of them wait till night comes. Arjun returns and gives the news he found the location of the foodstocks, what action to take next. How will we retrieve it all till morning?
The King of Swastikgad is woken up in the middle of the night, he asks whats the matter? His guard replies that we have news that some people are going to loot our food warehouse to feed the people.
Can’t be true, I will never let this happen says the King.
Arjun leads everyone to the warehouse, they hide behind some bushes, from afar they see in the distance two guards sitting at the entrance eating their meal. Prithvi comments, see they eat and the villagers starve. We have less time, but I have to complete this task at any cost. I will divert their attention while you 3 get into that mahal while I do it. Prithvi makes confusion, he rustles the tree branches and leaves near him. The guard’s attention is made and they rush in the same direction to see in the bushes while the 4 rush into the mahal.

Sanyo refuses her food, her mom requests her to eat. I know Maharaj is wrong.
Prithvi would have come to get me by now.
Jaichand overhears the conversation he comes out and warns her that he will kill him if he even tries to come near our palace of Kannauj!
No! No! Mother tries to change his mind, she is just talking nonsense.
From now on she will not be able to go anywhere without your ashirwad.
She will never get ashirwad if she marries Prithvi.
Look Maharaj! Look at it in love not anger, this is a test of our family, it’s our own daughter after all. We will try to make her understand!
Ok Maharani, she should know this herself.
I will not listen you have to accept Prithvi at any cost! Tells Sanyo to both of them.
Sanyogita enough anger! Both are "ziddi". Eat now and in the morning you can fight on this matter. You will need energy to fight informs her mother.
Okay feed me then, nobody can separate us.

The 4 head in to the hallway of the mahal. Then they sneak downstairs, Arjun then tells see the food is behind these doors come! They enter a door that leads to haystacks. Each of them enter inside the stacks of hay/grass, they use it to move, unnoticed. But the guards are aware of their presence, they were waiting for them but pretend as if nothing is going on. The 4 sneak around the place slowly and make noises. Prithvi murmurs to the others, why they don’t react, looks like they know we are here.
Then what to do asks the other 3. We will use their trick on them!
Prithvi gathers with them and thinks of an idea, what to do.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Episode on Saturday, April 19, 2008

Prithvi has garlands placed on his shoulders, of marigold.
The loyal messenger of Ghori also comes to the vicinity.
No need to worry, all will be compensated. The temples will be reconstructed. All families who had their families’ destroyed will be my priority and responsibility.
Maharaj Prithviraj Ki Jai! Maharaj Prithviraj Ki Jai! All people of Mundwagaon shout.
Stop this! The entire village has been desecrated, it's all because of you Maharaj!It's Ghori's messenger in disguise with dirt on his body.
Wow Maharaj! You act so innocent, he tells. You took our farmland, looted us. You made us so 'majboor' that we want to commit suicide. See the place.
Which?
I will commit suicide, look I will commit suicide!
Stop! Says Prithviraj.
Its too late he already stabbed himself with a knife, falls to the ground.
Prithvi is helpless he watches in dismay could not avert the situation. Chand realizes this also another conspiracy in Swastikgad, like in Mundwagaon. This is like a curse, who's heading this? "Shadryanth"
We will see who it is, Prithvi is curious,
"Ithna Nafrad" on Prithviraj.
Prithviraj and gang head for Swastikgad.

Ghori is pleased again, what an army could not do, a single man sacrificed himself. Prithvi must have reached Swastikgad. "wo ulaj rehenge" We have taken other villages too now. Prithvi! You have become nothing but a marionette of mine. Soon Hindustan will be in my control.

Sanyo has a nightmare of her father. She gets up and decides that she cannot lose her father because of Prithvi, she must obey his wishes. Maya Ma spies from the door and can see her anguish she is very pleased.
Jaichand also gets the news he is also very happy that his plan is working and he will win. You have already won! Tells Maya Ma to Jaichand, to further boost his morale.
Good game has she agreed?
Yes she has!
My "chaal" has worked. Any daughter will chose her father first, its quite natural. So Sanyo has come into my grasp! I new this drama would work!
Sanyogita has woken up come outside her room and has listened to all the conversation between her father and Maya Ma. She is shocked by their conversation.
Maya Ma sees her too, Jaichand is surprised she heard it all, Sanyo confronts them both.
So your sickness was fake, you were cheating on your own daughter. Your daughter and politics are one and the same? You want to win at home too! I was just sacrificing my love for you, and you did this to me? I will not fall for this now, I love Prithvi!
What God nor you can separate me and Prithvi!
Prithvi and gang approach Swastikgad. They see all the people lying on the ground on the streets everywhere.
People mourn, even one dies in front of Prithvi. They are all hungry and thirsty.
Some mad man shouts listen, listen war is starting come people fast, fast.
What’s happening? What’s going on here? What fighting for food? What’s this, come fast lets see?

Sanyo has a flashback, her mother comes to her room and sees her weeping, Sanyo she asks.
Mother!
I understand what’s happening with you.
Why did father do this to me, why? I was sacrificing myself for him and he behaved like this?
You know he has taken oath to change your mind and you know his decision will never change since it’s the matter of Prithvi and you said you loved him.
Let him do whatever he wants nothing can come between me and Prithvi. I am arranging a message for Prithvi to pick me up from here.

The 4 head to a fortress they all see a fairground where some game is being played. Announcement, “Shandar Muquabla Swagath Hai” in Swastikgad. Today the farmer Shridhar will fight against Maharaj's opponent. The fight has its rules, if you lose Maharaj Prithviraj will take your land, if Shridhar wins he gets his land back and the people get food.
The fight goes on as per schedule. Each wears armor and hold weapon. Both opponents advance forward on horse. Shridhar falls off his horse as he is stricken by his opponents spear. Prithvi and gang are angry as they watch. Shridhar gets up. As per rules Shridhar’s farmland becomes Prithviraj's property.
I cannot bear this see what’s happening!
I saw the same at the other place, this another part of what Vikranth did to us says Prithvi.
What will you do now?
I will search for my "maksad".