So who is Tulsi anyway ? And whats the brouhaha about ?

Who is Tulsi ?
Why is the nation analysing to death , the fact that she is going to die on Friday ?
Dying on a TV serial that is.

I don't recall seeing the serial Kyonki Saas bhi Kabhi Bahu thi क्यूंकि सास भी कभी बहु थी ( English translation - A Mother in Law was also once a Daughter in Law )that Tulsi is the chief Protagonist in , but I know several people who are hooked to this daytime Hindi soap. Its a topic of discussion , and generations of women discuss and chat about it . Not being snobbish here , but I have enough English serials ( Heroes, Greys Anatomy , Scrubs) that I am hooked to anyway, to start to create fresh addictions for daytime watch, thanks very much !

I have seen discussion, analyses, criticisms , social commentaries and some interesting blogs on whether Tulsi तुलसी truly embodies the Indian Woman ( yep, I needed to Capitalise, I am afraid ) or not .
Hmm.

Am I missing something important here ?
I think not , I saw one episode an age ago , while I channel surfed , and the perfect hair dos , the symmetrical bindi on the forehead and over the top histrionics got my goat a bit . Not to mention the sweeping music orchestration, and appropriate pre commercial break , dialogue build up . I think I 'll pass.

Ok, so we have lost perfect Tulsi . But producer Ekta Kapoor tells us there will always be a place for her when actress Smriti Irani ( who played Tulsi ) decides to return .

I'm holding my breath.