This Mother's Day, make them special… their way!

Remember that famous expression from Bollywood blockbuster Deewar? -  "Mere paas maa hai"

This is not just a dialogue. But an emotion that reciprocates the existence of mothers in our life...something that precedes everything else in this world. Everything would cease to exist and seems priceless without them.

Every year, Mother's Day is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm across the internet. However, in this digital age, we often fail to connect with our mother culturally. We often tend to make things complicated by attempting to go the extra mile in order to bring a smile on their face.  And, it just ends up with “Happy Mother’s Day” wishes, and move on.

We forget they are simple. They just expect us to have an emotional connect. Everyone knows it, but forget the medium that can set this outflow of love and emotions.

Ever wondered how many of us preserve the culture inherited by the first language we learnt, one of the finest gifts given to us by our mothers? We call them mother tongue! The language which has taught us to speak, think and love, seems to have lost its essence in our lives.

Does it bear the same emotional value if we translate “Mere paas maa hain” to English? No, right? It's because the emotions that are poured into the mother-tongue makes every word more meaningful and expressive.

It’s called ‘mother tongue’ for a reason. It’s the presence of a motherly touch in your first language - the language that has given us the treasure of love and emotions. The language that has helped us grow in life. The language that holds sweet memories in our heart. Just like our mother!

Mother may never adapt to our new ways of life, but she has always been there standing by our side through every moment of our life... at every important turn of our life. When we grow up and move away from our home and our mother, somehow, we tend to leave our affinity towards mother-tongue and enter a new world with a language that everyone prefers.

However, it is our mother and mother-tongue that reaffirms our existence. Wishing someone "Happy Lohri" never pulls out the emotion the way "Tuhanu Lohri Diyan Mubaraka" does. Same goes with other festivals. The charm of "Eid Mubaraka" is nowhere close to "Happy Eid". This is what our mother-tongue has given us … connect through love and emotions while keeping the essence and charm of our culture alive.

So, let’s love our mothers the way they loved us … in the same language that will yet again witness another purest form of emotional bonding. We need to get nostalgic and bring back the moments that will make us laugh, cry and most importantly, connect to our roots.

Mother’s Day may have no resemblance to their life. This Sunday, let’s make our mothers feel special… their way. Even if you are far away from her, bring her closer with the internet and the language that will make her connect with you, emotionally.

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