Ambrosia Editorial -- 2 11th May, 2025
Her Mother, My Mother “Her mother never wore a saree, my mother never did not. Her mother drove a Mustang, my mother walked everywhere, even though I hated being picked up last. Her mother never packed her lunches, my mother packed feasts, even though I wanted greasy, stale pizza from the cafeteria like everyone else. Her mother allowed sleepovers, my mother trusted no one, not even friends. Her mother went on business trips, my mother was… my mother, nothing else. Some nights I wished I could swap my mother for hers. She looked skywards at planes growing smaller and smaller, and wished the same.”
Hema Nataraju is a Singapore-based writer. Her work has most recently appeared in Wigleaf, Janus Literary, Nurture, and Best Micro-fiction 2021.
In 2025, Mother's Day will be observed on Sunday, May 11. It is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May in many countries, including the United States, India, Australia, and several parts of Europe. This developed into Mothering Sunday in Britain, where it continued into modern times till it was replaced by Mother's Day on May 12, 1907, when Philadelphia resident Anna Jarvis hosted a Mother's Day Service of Worship in the church of Grafton, West Virginia, in honour of her late mother.
"Pita Dharma Pita Swarga Pita Hi Paramam Tapah | Pitari Pritimaapanne Sarvah Priyanti Devaataah. Pitorou wadhika Mata| Gorvodarono poshonat | Otohi Trilokeshu Nasti Matri Somoguru".
For better understanding, let us tune to the great maestri of Bengal to the legendary Song Ma Mago Ma Ami Elem Tomar Kole Artist: Manna Dey, Music Director: Suparnakanti Ghosh, Lyricist: Pulak Banerjee. Please note that the link is shared:
Also, we shall remain thankful Diya Das (a student of Standard –IX: Children’s Welfare Association High School for Girls) for a pencil sketch titled as “Visionary (স্বপ্নদর্শী) and Rajbeer Kumar Sarkar (a student of Standard –VIII: Arya Bidya Mondir) for a pencil sketch titled as “ঋজু (Candid).”
Acharya Ratan K Jana deserves a special thank you for his kindness and cooperation.
Motherly yours
Biman Banerjee Gopa Mukherjee Elija Gayen Pritha Biswas Writi Ghosh
Chandan Banerjee =========================================
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