Mothers' Day 2015 - Honoring late Savita Thakorbhai Brahmbhatt (Bharat's aunt)

On this Mother's Day Bharat and I would like to honor Bharat's maternal aunt who is no more; Her name is the late Savitaben Brahmbhatt!~

  the late Mrs. Savitaben Thakorbhai Brahmbhatt
"She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness." Proverbs31:26

She was Bharat's materal uncle's wife. A loving, gentle, good, warm and kind-natured aunt as Bharat describes her. She had her own kids but also loved all the nieces and nephews in the same manner. It is this mothering instinct in the extended families that play a deep role in our nurturing and upbringing and so we appreciate the roles such generous aunts play in our lives.

In his own words, Bharat says: "In our childhood every summer holiday we looked forward to going to the village of Davol in India from the big city of Bombay especially because of my caring uncle and loving aunt's winsome and welcoming nature.

During our summer visits to Davol, she had always been accommodating and sweet. We were not restricted to having access to Indian spices to go along with raw mangoes. I used to admire her skill to make Rotla (Millet flour chapatis) over log fire, and churning the butter milk in those huge clay pots. Although of a petite frame, she was a woman of strength. She wore saris like all Indian women wore but as a growing child, I had this wild fantasy to one day make her wear jeans and take her for bike ride; my way of making her day!

Her motherly attractive nature was so magnetic and inviting that at the age of three I wanted to marry her. While attending a relative's wedding ceremony, I observed the bride and the groom holding hands and doing the "pheras" (going around seven times) as part of the Hindu wedding rituals; I thought it was a pretty cool game that they were playing so I insisted that my auntie Savita should do that and go around doing the "pheras" with me. I was explained that this was a serious thing about getting married, but at that young age I really threw tantrum, I wanted to marry her!"  She did not know what to do. But her husband, that is my dear uncle also loved me equally. He used to carry me on his back and take me to visit fields! So taking me as their favorite little baby nephew he insistently allowed me to do the pheras with her. Ah, the joy!! In some ways"

They all joked about it till the day she passed way! How we thank God that such gracious aunt has had a positive impact on Bharat's life.

Many years later, after our own marriage, I got an opportunity to meet her in person, in her home, while visiting India. I found her to be just as Bharat had recounted to me. A warm-hearted, kind and loving soul, welcoming me and our baby girl Narita with both arms open wide. I thoroughly enjoyed her home cooked meal, eating in an ancient Indian village manner by sitting on the floor, something that I luxuriate in and admire, and relished fellowship with her, taking in a little bit of that goodness from her life. Kindness does attract. The world is beautiful because of such sweet people that God allows to come our way and so today we honor Bharat's favorite aunt, the late Mrs. Savitaben Thakorbhai Brahmbhatt, by thanking God for her life and her loving nature.

Happy Mothers' Day to all moms and such motherly figures for the great contribution you bestow on the kids that God puts in your life. We appreciate and bless you.

Bharat and Kalpana Sharma

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