On 2 April 2010 03:31, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, thank you for letting me think about those Sunday mornings! My elderly > aunt would never attend any weddings that took place at that time....my > father-in-law's cook in Pondicherry refused to go into the kitchen....I have > nothing but happy memories of these two serials. >
+1 I was in the early teens then, but have fond memories of those Sunday mornings as well, for the Mahabharata, not the Ramayana. Mahabharata had a few good actors, which meant it was good in parts. Ramayana was a bit unbearable even to my grandmother who would complain about the slow plot advancement (though we still watched it). It clearly was a phenomenon, and for a brief while, it did bring India together. It was universally loved and watched, by Hindus as well as those of other religions (at least in Kerala, not sure about other states). Kiran
