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Posted on: Mar 07, '09

MAA TUJHE SALAAM

              MY    MOTHER

Mothers are made of truly tough stuff .   And a mother who is the wife of a freedom fighter ? Wife of a man who always had the country and its freedom above anything else , even his family took a backseat ! But the family had to survive , had to flourish , had to be given all the attention and care ! She had to be a mother and a father too !

What stuff is required to make such a mother ? What courage , determination , singlemindedness ,devotion , dedication ,discipline and self respect have to go into the making of such a mother ?

My mother did have that stuff !

She knew that the survival of her family  solely depended upon her ! She knew that if  her husband is married to the ideals of the Mahatma , she had to divorce the luxuries  and pleasures of a wife and had to own the responsibilities and sacrifices of a mother at a very tender age of sixteen !!

She made   men out of her three sons and   responsible women out of her two daughters !

Not very literate , but very knowledgable and aware !  Studied   till class seventh that   too after her marriage , when   my father   was imprisoned during the   1942 non-cooperation movement . She   realised    how much support my father needed   from her , to carry out   his   aims   and goals   to free   our country and tread the path and ideals   of Mahatma Gandhi ! She never   questioned   him even once   and     took upon herself the task  of looking after   the family !

After    independence    my father  was entrusted    with the job of   spreading    education   among   the    tribals    of   Chotanagpur    , now Jharkhand . Did she lag behind ? No , she followed   him to the    remotest     areas   , where   even birds were     afraid to fly over ! She could have   stayed back   , but   then a wife of a freedom fighter ! could she afford to do that ??

Till    very recently , never allowed   anyone   of her   three daughter-in-laws to venture  into or to enter    her   queendom that was her   kitchen ! She might   not have provided   them (DILs)   with    the material   comforts   and luxuries   , but   surely   provided them with the freedom   , highly    unheard of in those days   and   even now  ! My eldest    bhabhi , pursued    her   higher education   only after   her marriage , worked   as a teacher and retired   as a Principal of that school recently. She had    the full    support   of her MIL , morally , physically , mentally !! All of her   three   DILs   say even now   , that   the kind of freedom and    respect    they    enjoyed   at   their in-law's place   ,   was not available to them    even in their own mothers' house ! The greatest    compliment my mother   could get !

When my father died   , she never    shed   a drop of tear , though    she was   wailing   and   weeping and mourning from inside   ! Never   believed   in the external   show of emotions ! Still wears    the normal everyday    sarees   and   not   the white ones   !   May    be she thinks   her husband   is not with her bodily , but she is still   married to his    ideals , thoughts and memories !

She has    one room    exclusively for herself   in the house my father built . This   is the whole world for her Does her   own    chores even now   at the age    of 93 . Never    likes    to leave   the place . Doesnt speak much , her    wrinkled face    and    caressing eyes    speak volumes about  her !

Maa , I love you , respect you , worship you , adore you , always   want to be YOU and YOU !!!!

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madhumitaCAP2000 said:
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO
A GREAT SON OF A GREAT MOTHER

March 19, '09

hans300 said:
first i would like to congratulate for winning the contest. really MAA is unparallel gift of GOD to human being and the motherhood we enjoy during whole of our life can't be discribed,just have no words to explain it.very nicely written blog dear friend,once again congrates!!!!!!!

March 19, '09

King-Bulls-Ring said:
Please accept my congratulations..!!! One can appreiate a mother only if she has a 'mother' in her... Salutes to you and your mother...

March 19, '09

tearose2002 said:
congratulations

different kind of post !Moms r the best !

March 18, '09

whirlwind2000 said:
Thanks a lot Renoo !!

You really care buddy !!!

Love you !!

March 18, '09

Gutz24 said:
Avi ! have come here to congratulate you.You are one of the winners of the contest.Ist one is Chitrajust,IInd one is you & IIIrd one is Khusidey.I new yours and Chitra's was the original one & the best.Read Khusi's just now.She writes awesome too.Love you guys for making Fropper so interesting.

March 18, '09

quantumdot said:
lovely mom you have.

March 10, '09

chithrajust said:
----------wow! what a woman! luv her avi------------and how blessed are all of you to be a part of her wonderful family--------

March 09, '09

whirlwind2000 said:
EACH AND EVERY COMMENT BY YOU MAKES ME FEEL CLOSER AND CLOSER TO MAA ! THE INSIGHT INTO HER , THE SHEER SINCERITY BY WHICH YOU TALK ABOUT HER MAKES ME FEEL GREAT AND SO ELATED !!!

THANKS , THANKS , THANKS SOO MUCH FRIENDS !!

March 09, '09

sazzyme said:
u are blessed for having been sired by HER! and yet they call all n sundry himmatwallah, dilwallah yeh sab..tis all darn exclusive perhaps? for bas just your mom!

much inspired...wheerji......
wudya consider me nalayak if i told u this is darn welling up my eyes? too much so..
hugya..

the first ilu for ur mom n second for u.

March 09, '09

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