Of Ma and a day in Tezpur…!
The Bengali speaking lady, who Ma could only recognise by face, stopped in front of our house to enquire about Ma’s health. The lady was concerned because she had not seen Ma recently during morning walks. She asked in Bengali, “Sab Bhalo tu” and Ma responded in Axomia, “Bhal bhal,” and both the ladies in their early 70’s understood each other perfectly. Their smiles reflected their genuine respect and concern for each other. As I was in Tezpur, on that particular morning Ma opened a new Amul Taza Tetra pack to prepare a special cup of tea. Otherwise she could have managed with part of the Ek puwa (250ml), cow milk that Abdul delivered everyday from Ashinta da’s house. Than, she tried to prepare the tea like Priyanka (my wife) prepares in Delhi by adding some extra milk. She thought I might not like the tea with less milk. That is what she thought and I have absolutely no control over her thinking…! The ...