Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2009) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai2009

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What We Think

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is about as non-woke as mainstream TV can get these days. Traditional values are front and center, and there’s no agenda-driven rewriting of gender or culture. If anything, it's a breath of fresh air compared to today's typical offerings.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is mostly driven by interpersonal drama and traditional family values, not by modern identity politics. Characters' roles and arcs generally align with realism and their cultural context. Representation here feels organic, not forced.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

The show emphasizes family, marriage, religion, and traditional morality. It rarely mocks or subverts these institutions and actually tends to reinforce them, staying true to its cultural roots rather than undermining them.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the show does focus on a single cultural worldview (traditional Hindu family life), alternative perspectives are not villainized but simply aren't explored much. There's little effort to enforce a modern ideological monoculture, but pluralism is limited.

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