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Queen of the Jungle | My Mother

  • Writer: Kirti Rathi
    Kirti Rathi
  • Mar 1, 2024
  • 2 min read

When I was 8, my father, hoping to expand his struggling business, moved our family from our crammed comfortable space to a new cosmo city - Gurgaon.


As the new kid with a funny regional accent and shabby clothes, I felt like an outcast in my posh school, becoming insecure and shy. I aspired to be one of them, so I emulated everything they did and slowly groomed myself. Over a decade, I learnt English (a language foreign to me back then), wore only trendy clothes, watched hundreds of Hollywood movies, listened to pop songs, read classic literature, replaced daal roti sabzi with pasta, croissants, dim-sums, and what not, all in an effort to fit in, to belong!




However my mum’s story is different. Relocating from a small town to a ritzy city didn’t change her ways of living. She didn’t give a dime about "fitting in". In a rather pompous society, she chose to stay true to her multigenerational traditions. In public spaces too, she wore old-fashioned simple saris where other women wore chic and shiny dresses. She ate with her hands, not with forks and knives. Though a highschool drop-out, she confidently conversed with guests in her dialect, Marwari or Hindi and never felt like an outcast.




She devoted 30 years of her life to bringing up a differently-abled child confined to a wheelchair (along with me and my younger brother). Even when our business eventually flourished and we became a part of the community, my mother held onto her lifestyle. Always staying in to tend to my late sister, she never complained about not being able to enjoy the newly acquired luxuries, not going out for dinners or vacations. She sailed through, so seamlessly, despite all the fallbacks.





My mother in her 10 yards of elegance. My mother, the queen of the jungle that this society is.
Artwork inspired by my mother


 
 
 

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Apr 29

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Apr 27

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Bobby Dixon
Bobby Dixon
Mar 20

This was such a powerful and heartfelt piece—your portrayal of your mother truly feels raw, real, and deeply inspiring. The way you describe her strength, resilience, and quiet sacrifices paints a vivid picture of someone who holds everything together without ever asking for recognition. It’s amazing how you’ve compared her to the “queen of the jungle,” showing both her fierce and nurturing sides so naturally. It really makes readers pause and reflect on their own relationships and the unnoticed efforts of mothers in everyday life. Honestly, this kind of real-life perspective is something that even topics like a managing a successful business project assignment try to capture—leadership, strength, and responsibility—but your story brings it to life emotionally. Beautifully written and…

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