Baai Tujhyapayi — Season 1, Episode 1: Vesai
Family, Drama • 31 min • 1 season, 7 episodes
Episode synopsis
Introduction to the village of Vesaicha Vadgaon and the lore of Goddess Vesai. Ahilya, a brilliant student, learns of the custom requiring girls to marry upon puberty. The episode ends with the terrified realization of her own coming of age.
About Baai Tujhyapayi
The series is set in 1990 in the fictional village of Vesaich Vadgaon, Maharashtra. It centers on Ahilya, a teenage girl who dreams of studying medicine and becoming a doctor. Her ambitions clash with the village’s orthodox customs and gender-based restrictions. When Ahilya attains puberty, she is forced to conceal it to avoid an early marriage, while continuing to challenge the social taboos that attempt to limit her education.