Between the 1:15-6:20 min mark of Episode 2 of Ramanand Sagar’s televised series, Ramayan, the viewer is invited to witness the mothers of the characters (in order of appearance) Rama, Bharatha and the twins Lakshmana and Satrughna waking up their children in the morning. Write a short response on the visual strategies the scene adopts to make the viewer/spectator identify with the gaze of the female characters. What sort of gender norms does the scene forward?
Alternatively, you can write a response on the visual strategies the scene adopts to invite a sacred or devotional gaze towards the young Rama.
The link to the episode is attached here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUROeo7vq7M
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