Mother's Day: Sepia-toned memories

S Sudarshan Singh writes in these few lines from the film Daadi Maa (1966):

Sent into this world by the Almighty , through a Goddess called MOM.

Usko nahin dekha hamne kabhi
par uski zaroorat kya hogi
Ai Maa teri soorat se alag
Bhagwan ki soorat kya hogi ?

(Loosely translated as: Why would I want to see the face of god when I have a mother? Surely, the two wouldn't be very different!)

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Anal K Jha sends us these lovely lines from the poetry of Munnawar Rana:

Chalti firti hui aankhon se azan dekhi hai.
Maine jannat to nahi dekhi hai maa dekhi hai.

(Loosely translated as: These wandering eyes have often witnessed the prayer call. I haven't seen the heavens, but yes, have seen the mother.)

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Zubin Sanjana shares this picture of his mother Freny Sanjana. "She has been my mentor and strength in everything I did right from my school days till date. She has never hesitated to help me with anything. After all, it is due to her that I have this life of mine!!! Love you Mom!!!" he writes.

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Tejasvi sends us this picture and writes in: I still feel my mom cares for me the way did back when this was shot.

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M Ammiraju sends us this photograph of himself along with his mother and daughter.

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Manoj sends in this picture of his wife and their daughter. "After a hectic day of shopping, both of them were tired. But as soon as they saw camera, smile returned to their faces," he writes.

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Little Ishaan celebrates his second birthday with his mother, Darshana.

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Prerna Subramanian sends us this photograph with her mother Subramanian along with this message: "To my personal Pooh bear, my confidante, and the only person I have ever hugged and cuddled in my life -- my mother. 

Such a beautiful woman, that sometime I feel bad I was never able to see how cute she was when she was small. The motivator and who always guides me through bad and places me at the right place every time I fall, she is a true inspiration. 

A teacher, a good wife, and and a wonderful human being. On this mothers day, I just want  you to know that you should believe in what you are and you don't need to prove your worth and you don't need praises to get to know how good you are, because people like you are so special that goodness is an innate quality, and it reflects in how you look and behave. Believe in yourself mother, nobody's approval is going to make you better. Because you already are the best."

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Roopesh Kumar shares this picture of him with his mother Selvarani. "She is the greatest & sweetest mother according to me. She as always sacrificed a lot for me and my brothers. I love you Mom!"

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All of seven, Vedant Gupta sends us this photograph with his mother.

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Shyamal Saha sends us this photograph of his wife Naily and their little angel Aaryaa shot during Diwali.

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Little Vasu showers his love on his mother Rakhi.

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Angshuman Sengupta shares with us this photograph of his little daughter Ashmita and her mother Shampa Sengupta.

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Namita sends us this picture of herself with her daughter Swara on the day of her brothers wedding. Don't miss the cute nose ring!

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Abhishek shares a picture of his wife with their dear son Aditya shot in Bhojpur near Bhopal.

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Next up is this photograph of little Advay and with his mother Archana from Bangalore.

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Manas P Nawalakha was born on the same day as his parents' anniversary -- May 14. Here he is with his mother Vinita who thinks it's the best gift she could have received!

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Sangeeta Rai along with mother Nirmala. She writes: "My mother is the most loving, caring person... though I am 43 now she still treats me like a 10-year-old. She comes to check one me at night, takes care about whether I had my lunch on time or not. I just love her!

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Next up is this photograph of Rishabh Mishra with his mother Manasi.

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Nupur Maheshwari shot this picture with her mother Deepa on their first trip to Mumbai. "I lost her three years ago and I miss her in each and every second of my life," she writes.

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Nagendra Sharma from Chennai shares this picture of their son Shivam along with Geethanjali, his wife.

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R N Sanghvi wrote in with a picture of her mother-in-law. "She is lot to me and thank god for giving me such a wonderful mom!"

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Pradhan sends us this picture of his wife and their son Sriyans.

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Ruchita Agrawal writes in: "My mom has been my pillar of strength. There was a time when doctors had lost hope on me but it was my mother's will and her prayers that I came back from the dead. Maa, I love you very much."

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Balakrishna Duddi sends us this photograph with his mother Prameela in Thailand along with his newborn son Ishaan. "It was wonderful to have my mom from India when my son was born prematurely," he writes.

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Rajeswar sends in this photograph of his wife Sasrada and his son Siddharth.

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Vaishali Kshirsagar sent us this photograph with her daughter.

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Next up is this photograph Anup Sanwal's son Aarush with his mother.

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