ADAPTING A MOTHER

                       ADAPTING  A MOTHER

I got down at the bus stand, it is neither a village and nor

A  big Town  and the summer heat was enormous and I want

To have some drink and approached a near by shop .

Sorry let me introduce my self Iam Raja of Chennai having

My own industry and my purpose of visiting this village to meet

Sama Sastri ,who is the father of my friend  Ragunath  and I only

Know the village name and sama sastri’s name . I inquired the shop

Keeper about sama sastri’s address. And he said It is in the second

Agraharam street and asked me “did you come here to attend his

funeral ?" I was shocked to know that Sama Sastri is no more .

The house is very small and its condition is at any time the roof may

Fall down . The Body of Satri is laying in the center of the hall and his

Wife Kamakshi is sitting near the body and weeping uncontrollably

She seems to be very lean and  wearing a old sari with so many

Stitches . Their financial condition is seems to be very poor. I sat

Near her and introduce myself that iam the close friend of her son

Ragunath  and since Ragunath is having some important official

Work in Mumbai he has send me to do the needful on his behalf

Kamakshi said “ You are like my son and I don’t have the shame to admit

That I don’t have any money to perform sastri’s last rites . I said “ Don’t worry mother I will take care of everything and will perform the last rites

Like your son Ragunath . Sama sastri  was cremated as per their caste

Custom .After the 10 th day ceremony is over I asked her to come with me

To Chennai where I can admit her in the old age home as my adapted mother until Ragunath return from Mumbai . I know pretty well that

Ragunath will not come  and he was dead while saving my mother from

Speeding car which was about to kill her last month  .  

In The old age home the manager asked me to sign a register and he is

Shocked to know that my name is Raja Mohmad . He asked me  How a muslim can adapt a hindu mother ? I said “The word mother in any caste

Or religions means only love and affection and religion is not on the way

When Ragunath saved my muslim mother from death then why should I give Importance to religion while adapting a needy helpless mother ?