{"id":1264,"date":"2022-12-30T16:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T10:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecord.in\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T11:23:31","slug":"the-footprints-of-a-great-mother-are-left-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecord.in\/?p=1264","title":{"rendered":"The Footprints of a Great Mother are Left Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p><em>\u201cA glorious century rests at the feet of God\u2026 \u201cIn Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains an ascetic\u2019s journey, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi, and a life committed to values,\u201d <\/em>Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning, informing of the death of his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heeraben Modi passed away at the age of 100 on Friday in a hospital in Ahmedabad. The loss that cannot be fulfilled by even the richest things in life is the love and presence of a mother. A mother\u2019s sacrifice cannot be surpassed by any other power, miracle, or sacrifice when we shine a light on it. A person who stands still, does not let any power defeat him, proves to be the strongest of all, but becomes emotional when it comes to a mother. The same thing happened to PM Narendra Modi in an interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook headquarters in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sobbed uncontrollably and began recounting his mother\u2019s sacrifices during their difficult times. He further said, <em>\u201cWhen we were young, what we did to get by was: we went to our neighbours\u2019 houses nearby to clean dishes, fill water, and do hard chores. So you can imagine what a mother had to do to raise her children. \u201cWhat she must have gone through,\u201d<\/em> Modi said, his voice breaking. He added, <em>\u201cThat\u2019s not just the case with Narendra Modi.\u201d \u201cIn India, there are hundreds of thousands of women and mothers who have sacrificed their entire lives for their children.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, nothing in the world can compare to a mother\u2019s sacrifices; wonderful children only arise from great mothers. Heeraben Modi, PM Narendra Modi\u2019s great mother, made a significant contribution to his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0936\u093e\u0928\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0936\u0924\u093e\u092c\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0908\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u091a\u0930\u0923\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0930\u093e\u092e\u2026 \u092e\u093e\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0936\u093e \u0909\u0938 \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092d\u0942\u0924\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948, \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0924\u092a\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092f\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0928\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u0940\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0942\u0932\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092c\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0924 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yE5xwRogJi\">pic.twitter.com\/yE5xwRogJi<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1608622111660331012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister spoke on the challenging life his mother had led but how she had persevered in an article published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"India Today.\">India Today.<\/a> <em>\u201cShe was unable to enrol in school or even learn how to read and write. Her early years were marked by hardship and poverty. Mother\u2019s childhood was really difficult compared to today,\u201d<\/em> Modi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described how his mother, who was the eldest daughter in her family and later the eldest daughter-in-law after her marriage, had lost her mother when she was a young child. She continued to take care of her home after getting married because she had done so since she was a young child. Because of such hardships, <em>\u201cMother did not have much of a childhood. She was pushed to develop past her age,\u201d<\/em> Modi remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per Narendra Modi, his mother kept the whole family together with serenity and fortitude despite the demanding obligations and daily hardships. His family used to reside in a little home in Vadnagar that lacked even a window, and\u00a0much fewer\u00a0amenities like a toilet or a bathtub. This one-room house with mud walls and a roof made of clay tiles used to be their home. His parents, siblings, and himself, all remained inside of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make it simpler for his mother to cook, his father built a <em>machaan<\/em> of bamboo sticks and wooden planks. This building served as our kitchen. The entire family would gather on the machaan and dine together as his mother used to climb up there to cook. His parents, however, never allowed the stress brought on by the daily challenges to dominate the home environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She would get up with his dad and complete a lot of duties first thing in the morning. His mother was alone as she ground grains and sifted <em>rice and daal<\/em>. She would hum her favourite hymns and bhajans while she worked. She adored the popular bhajan <em>\u201cJalkamal chhadi jane bala, swami amaro jagse\u201d<\/em> by Narsi Mehta Ji. She enjoyed the song <em>\u201cShivaji nu halardu,\u201d <\/em>he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cMother never asked us, children, to leave our studies and help her with the household tasks,\u201d<\/em> Modi added in the article, recalling the sacrifices she had made. She never asked for their aid. But seeing how hard she was working, Narendra and his siblings felt that aiding her was their top priority. They used to adore going for swims in the neighbourhood pond. There he washed all of his dirty clothing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help with household expenditures, his mother used to wash cutlery at a few homes. To help us boost the meagre income, she would also carve out time to spin the <em>charkha<\/em>. She would perform all tasks, including spinning yarn and peeling cotton. Her main worry, even during this physically taxing task, was making sure they wouldn\u2019t get pricked by the cotton thorns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Gujarati town of Vadnagar in the Mehsana district, Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on September 17, 1950, into a family of grocery store owners. His father, Damodardas Mulchand Modi, and mother, Heeraben Modi, gave birth to a courageous man who is now leading the country and serving as one of the most able leaders representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. Narendra Modi is the third oldest of six kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Narendra\u00a0Modi\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0Indian\u00a0prime\u00a0minister\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0born\u00a0in\u00a0\u201cIndependent\u00a0India,\u201d\u00a0i.e.,\u00a0after\u00a0August\u00a015,\u00a01947. Additionally, he is the first Prime Minister of India whose mother was still alive when he got into power. He set the record for the largest margin of victory for a Lok Sabha constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for all the above-mentioned achievements, Modi gives credit to his mother, Heeraben Modi, who is no longer with us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I met her on her 100th birthday, she said one thing, which is always remembered: that is, work with intelligence and live life with purity,\u201d<\/em> said Narendra Modi, who attended his mother\u2019s last rites in Gandhinagar today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Gujarat: Last rites of Heeraben Modi, mother of PM Modi were performed in Gandhinagar. She passed away at the age of 100, today.<br><br>(Source: DD) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TYZf1yM4U3\">pic.twitter.com\/TYZf1yM4U3<\/a><\/p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1608681640297103360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA glorious century rests at the feet of God\u2026 \u201cIn Maa, I have always felt that trinity, which contains an ascetic\u2019s journey, the symbol of a selfless Karmayogi, and a life committed to values,\u201d Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this morning, informing of the death of his mother. 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