Ek Maa Ki Agni Pariksha is a television serial that puts the difficulties faced by Indian women in a patriarchal society in the front of its show’s plot. The serial focuses on a married woman who is as righteous as they come. The plot follows her as she struggles with many difficult situations and faces many trials and tribulations in her journey to protect and safeguard her family. She goes to extreme length to ensure her family’s safety while trying hard to not lose her integrity in the way.
The serial is very unique in its pursuit of showing a woman’s suffering in a patriarchal society. It indulges in many tropes and stereotypes prejudice a woman has to face when she stands on her own in our society. The show also focuses on many other issues apart from family and values. The show also, after almost a decade, introduces a show that inhabits itself with real-societal issues and puts a female character in the center of its plot. This hasn’t happened much in Indian television.
Ek Maa Ki Agnipariksha is a show that has a good story along with strong values. The show is very well made which played a major role in attracting eyeballs from the whole nation and the show was, for quite some time, very popular among housewives. The show aired on Doordarshan but was later brought on YouTube because of its popularity and fan-following.