Author: Indira Goswami
Several Contributors/
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Jayashree Mohanraj
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 192
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129114372
Description
People who deny the existence of God are not hard to find, but nowhere can find a person who has denied the existence of mother. A popular Telugu song has lyrics to this effect. No statement can hold more truth, for this world exist because there is a mother.
The mother occupies a special place in one's life, which cannot be replaced by anyone else. The strongest bond a human being has is with that of the mother. The umbilical cord ties the child to the mother. Though the child attains freedom with the cutting of the cord, the sensitive central spot remains indelible and fragrant throughout its life.
All illustrious daughters have learnt to acknowledge and appreciate positive qualities in their mothers. Though they shared close bond with their mothers, some were not vocal about it when their mothers were alive, and this silence found expression in some way or the other in their writings and the way they related with their own children in their later lives.
Daughters become mothers and bring in a fresh realization of the ever-turning wheel of creation. When the mother comes alive in the daughter's motherhood, the mother is reborn. Like the legendary phoenix, the birth of the mother happens again and again, making a statement that eternity is reiterated through generations.
DAUGHTERS
Indira Goswami
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Lakshmisree Banerjee
Padma Sachdev
Prema Nandakumar
Jayshree Mohanraj
Brucellish K. Sangma
Bindu Bhatt
Anjali Khandwalla
Himanshi Shelat
Kanaka Ha.Ma.
Krishna Sobti
Jayanti Nayak
V.M. Girija
Saniya
Malaswami Jacob
Pratibha Ray
Soudamini Nanda
Sivasankari
Thangam
Malathy Chendur
Abburi Chaya Devi
Kondaveeti Satyavathi
Jilani Bano
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
My Mother
INDIRA GOSWAMI
My Mother Radharani (1903-89)
NABANEETA DEV SEN
Mother
LAKSHMISREE BANERJEE
Ma
PADMA SACHDEV
My Amma, Padmasani
PREMA NANDAKUMAR
Dear Mother
JAYASHREE MOHANRAJ
My Mother
BRUCELLISH K. SANGMA
A Letter to Ali Doso (Ali, the old man)
BINDU BHATT
My Mother: Nirmala, Nimu, Nalini, Limbu
ANJALI KHANDWALLA
Monsoon Morning and Mom
HIMANSHI SHELAT
My Mother
KANAKA HA. MA.
If only Ammu Had Been My Daughter
KRISHNA SOBTI
My Mother the Strength of My Existence
JAYANTI NAYAK
Amme
V.M. GIRIJA
To My Mother
SANIYA
My Mother
MALSAWMI JACOB
Mother – My unread Book
PRATIBHA RAY
Bou
SOUDAMINI NANDA
Mother
SIVASANKARI
Amma!
THANGAM
Mother, I Salute You
MALATHY CHENDUR
Amma!
ABBURI CHAYA DEVI
My Mother Kasi Annapurana
KONDAVEETI SATYAVATHI
Amma
JILANI BANO
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