ofjune would clamber roof mud house repair tiles however despite valiant efforts house old withstand onslaught rains roof would passing water theatre would flood mother would place buckets utensils leaks collect rainwater evening adverse situation mother would symbol resiliency surprised have it off use water next days ameliorate example water conservation mother warm decorating planetary house would devote considerable time towards cleaning beautifying would smear floor cow dung overawe dung cakes emit lot bullet burnt mother would cook windowless house walls would acquire blackened soot require fresh whitewashing fuss would every months would give dilapidated household scent freshness would also make pretty little clay bowls decorate house champion notable indian habit recycling old household extremely particular bed clean properly laid would tolerate even speck disperse layer slight fold meant screw sheet would dusted laid atomic number 92 careful habit well even today age mother expects single rake bed striving perfection prevails even though stays sidekick nephew families gandhinagar still tries shape focus cleanliness evident yet today whenever go gandhinagar visit provide sweets hands like young child doting fuss takes napkin wipes face finish eating always napkin small towel tucked fill many reams paper recalling anecdote mother focus cleanliness another quality bass respect take cleaning sanitation remember whenever someone would come clean drain adjacent sign vadnagar mother let go without giving tea house became famous amongst safai karamcharis tea habit mother always think back special philia living equal every summer would put water vessels birds ensure stray dogs around house never went would make delicious ghee cream father would lend back tea shop ghee consumption mother would feed rotis cows every day rather giving juiceless rotis would spread homemade ghee insisted languish single grain food whenever marriage feast neighbourhood would remind us waste food exculpate rule house convey much today mother takes much food thali eat waste even morsel beast habit eats time chews food digest would recover happiness hoi polloi joy house may small extremely secretive friend generate used stay nearby village prematurely death father brought friend son abbas home stayed us discharge studies mother affectionate deal towards abbas like us sib every year eid used prepare favourite dishes festivals commonplace locality kids come house enjoy fuss special sadhu visited neighbourhood mother would invite humble home repast true selfless nature would request sadhus sanctify us small fry rather asking anything eer immense confidence samskaras imparted recall decadesold incident worked organisation side period elder brother took female parent badrinath ji kedarnath ji topical anaesthetic kedarnath ji came know mother would weather suddenly took turn worse people came downhill blankets kept asking elderly women whether narendra modi mother finally met mother gave blankets tea made comfortable agreement stay incident made deep impression mother met later said seems good work people recognise today many years later whenever people ask proud son become country choice minister mother gives extremely deep answer says proud nothing mine mere instrument plans might noticed mother never accompanies government public programme accompanied two occasions past public function ahmedabad applied