▁Dr . ▁Des ai . ▁S hr in ath ▁disag rees ▁with ▁An and ’ s ▁idea ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁divide ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁her . ▁An and ▁ha ils ▁from ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁family ; ▁his ▁dece ased ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁contract or . ▁But ▁An up ama ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁poor ▁school master ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁and ▁comple tes ▁her ▁higher ▁studies ▁surv iving ▁on ▁scholar ship . ▁However ▁he ▁presents ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁his ▁‘ poss ess ive ’ ▁and ▁‘ dom ine ering ’ ▁mother ▁Rad h ak ka , ▁and ▁she ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁to ▁the ▁al liance . ▁On ▁real izing ▁the ▁imp over ished ▁state ▁of ▁An up ama ’ s ▁household , ▁Rad h ak ka ▁dec ides ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁marriage ▁at ▁her ▁exp ense . ▁Thus , ▁An up ama ’ s ▁life ▁turns ▁into ▁a ▁fair y ▁tale , ▁and ▁she ▁feels ▁all ▁her ▁suffering ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁end - ▁her ▁mother ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁inf ancy , ▁so ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁her ▁grand m other , ▁and ▁her ▁ste pm other ▁Sab ak ka ▁and ▁her ▁two ▁steps ister s ▁N anda ▁and ▁Vas ud ha ▁always ▁looked ▁down ▁on ▁her , ▁because ▁An up ama ’ s ▁beauty ▁shadow ed ▁their s , ▁as ▁for ▁Sab ak ka ▁only ▁to ▁the ▁mother less ▁An up ama ▁is ▁she ▁ind ifferent , ▁otherwise ▁she ▁is ▁comp ass ion ate ▁to