Let every day be Mother's Day

Mumbai mothers go through memories of their child's firsts with their now-grown-up children, giving us a glimpse into what they cherish about motherhood, beyond the one-day celebration

By: Himadri Sharma

Published:
13/05/2019 12:00 AM

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Image by : Himadri Sharma for Forbes India

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Shweta shows her daughter, Ananya (2), her first pair of clothes at their apartment in Mumbai. Shweta believes that every day has been special to her after Ananya's birth. On the day of Ananya's birth, Shweta was in immense pain and could not open her eyes. She asked the doctor to at least show her the baby once. When she heard Ananya cry for the first time, she forgot the pain and began to laugh.

Image by : Himadri Sharma for Forbes India

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Image by : Himadri Sharma for Forbes India

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Mother Neha wants her three children, Rajnandini (4), Shrishti (2) and Niharika (2 months) to grow up quickly, so she can talk to them freely and be a friend to them. She wants to be able to tell them her deepest beliefs and share her thoughts about life and hardships. Their clothes are passed on to one another from the elder to the younger one.

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Renu (8) and her mother, Ranjana, go through pictures of her first birthday and naming ceremony. This was the only birthday that they celebrated in a grand way, inviting about 200 people for an all-day celebration.

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Rishab's (2) mother, Kavita, shows him his first-ever outfit at their home in Mumbai. Rishab is Kavita’s only child, but she hopes he will have a sister to play with someday. One of her fondest moments was when she was called her ‘Maa’ for the first time, when he was about 10 months old.

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Image by : Himadri Sharma for Forbes India

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Sandesh (6), Sapna (12) and Sakshi (9) look at their old photographs with their mother Bharti. Since Bharti's mother-in-law wanted a grandson, when Sapna was born, she was worried—but Sapna's father was very happy. After Sandesh birth, Bharti thought she got everything she could wish for.

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Image by : Himadri Sharma for Forbes India

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Tanishka(9) goes through photographs of her first birthday party, along with her mother, Priya. Tanishka’s father is the one who takes care and archives the photographs with great care. He’s made this album containing pictures of Tanishka growing up and another album with close relatives.

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