Meerabai on NDTV Imagine
Posted online: Jul 03, 2009 at 1243 hrs

: NDTV Imagine will soon be launching a new historical show based on the life of Meerabai. Produced by the Sagars, Meera is the story of a young Rajput princess whose love and devotion to Lord Krishna made her give up everything and thus elevated her to the status of a saint. Legend has it that when young Meera was just four years old, she found herself to be deeply drawn towards Lord Krishna. As she grew older, her desire to be with her Lord grew more intense and she resolved to be committed to him forever. Despite being forced into marriage with another man (Prince Bhoj Raj), she defied the social norms and continued to worship Lord Krishna as her lover. She went on to compose many devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna that are sung to this day with great reverence across the country. These bhajans have been regarded by scholars to be of very high literary value. The show will explore her life from her childhood days and the influences and events that led her to become Meerabai the jogan. Aashika Bhatia, all of nine years old, will be seen playing young Meera and the key characters of Veer Kunwari (Meera’s mother) and Ratan Singh (Meera’s dad) will be played by Gauri Harmit Kaur and Kunal Bakshi respectively.

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