Mantri Ji is suspicious of Gaurav's sexuality!

Left: Gaurav (Daksh Ajit Singh) and Karan (Karan Singh) share an intimate moment; Right: Vidya (Vindhya Tiwari), Gaurav's wife

Today on Maryada:

Mantri Ji (mantri is hindi for minister), the mother of Gaurav's boyfriend Karan, is beginning to get more and more suspicious of Gaurav's sexuality ever since her personal assistant told her that he overheard Gaurav on the phone mentioning that he's gay. She's hoping to use this information to embarrass SSP, but little does she know that Gaurav's partner is none other than her own son.

Her suspicions are heightened when she realizes that she's never seen Gaurav and his wife (Vidya) together. She also comes upon Karan and Gaurav talking--Karan is trying to discuss something and Gaurav is telling him that they shouldn't talk about it here. When he notices her presence, Karan swiftly changes the topic to business, but it won't be long before Mantri Ji finds out their secret.

I'm really liking the way the writers are dealing with the homosexuality issue and with Gaurav and Vidya's relationship. Gaurav doesn't come across as a bad guy, just someone who is trapped by a bad situation. He never wanted to marry Vidya and he feels bad that he hasn't been able to give her the love she deserves. Vidya is also a very sympathetic character, going through all the emotions that a wife would in this situation. At first she didn't understand, she didn't think there was anything wrong in Gaurav "loving" his friend, and didn't think that he could love him in the way that a husband loves his wife. When she understood, she was saddened and disgusted. Then she confronted her mother in law for lying to her and giving her false hope that Gaurav would come to love her in time, knowing that he could never love a woman romantically. Even Karan is mostly a sympathetic character. We can understand his jealousy of Vidya and wantingGaurav to be only with him. However, Karan's actions are not justified. For example, his betrayal of Gaurav by not telling him that Vidya's mother had called and Vidya was on her way back. His discussion with Vidya caused her to leave her in-laws and attempt suicide (he couldn't have known that was going to happen), but he shouldn't have lied to Gaurav in the first place.

The reveal to the parents should be interesting. Let's see what's in store!