This October, it will be Amma's 18th death anniversary. Flipping through the
family album is considered a happy activity among most families around the
world. On the contrary, it has always made me sad because of the fact that
there are only very few photographs of myself and Amma in it. There are plenty
of photographs of myself with my brother, photographs of my birthdays with my
father and brother, little me reading the newspaper with my father, etc. Her
absence from most of the photographs kept me pondering about my
relationship with her for a really long time.
Now, I've become a Mother myself. I'm also the family photographer. Today I
understand the dilemma & predicament of a family photographer. I'm here
capturing all these family photographs but I'm never in any of them! If I could
travel back in time, I would happily introduce to her the concept of 'Selfies'.
Here is a picture of my 1 and a 1/2 year old son, Kedaar, lying on my chest.
That’s how he likes to fall asleep whenever he can. Advance Mother's day wishes to all my readers.
