Ajji

She had 11 grand children. 5 grandsons and 6 granddaughters... but she always believed it was a mistake. 1 girl was to be a boy.Me. And she was not very discreet in making her opinion known.. Every time I would walk, she would say, I walk like a boy-"rough".. My way with my hair, boy-cut always.. and my clothes (nothing irritated her more than this.. not even my hair).. and add to it the fact that my mother had a bad time when she was expecting me (a supposedly sure sign of me being a boy!) Yes there was a mistake. She was to have 6 grandsons and 5 granddaughters. She was the single most worried person about my marriage. Even now, when she couldnt talk and was critical and had to write on a slate even for water, she wrote asking about my plans of marriage! Such was her dedication towards the topic of marriage and children. and not just of her own but of her neighbours, her cousins, her students, their cousins and their neighbours and everybody human in this world.. When I quit Infosys, she called me up to threaten me not to quit till I get married. When I was a part of the boat club she would scold me for being into a sport so 'non-girl like'. Our whole family revolved around her and going to Mama's place will never be the same again without her constant frustration regarding the colour of my dresses and my hair. She will be missed by the students who still came to her with scholarship math problems She will be missed at every wedding that will happen in our family (she used to have a very special glow when she would be attending any marriage :) She will be missed by all the jewellers in Jalgaon (she was oh-so-fond of jewellery) She looked beautiful when she went. Completely at peace with herself and the world. May her soul rest in peace..