Kirankumari's Correspondence with The Mother

Born in 1917, Kirankumari Kothari came to the Ashram on 21 November 1935 at the age of eighteen. She lived in the Ashram for seventy-five years, passing away on 24 December 2010.

The Mother put Kirankumari in charge of cleaning and repairing stoves and water-filters. Kirankumari regularly reported to the Mother about her work, mentioning any problems that arose; the Mother’s words of advice and solace form the basis of this correspondence. Kirankumari always ended her reports, “Your daughter, Kirankumari”, and the Mother always wrote, even when she made no comment on a report, “Love and blessings to my dear child”. Entirely in English, the correspondence covers the period from 1938 to 1942.

My loving Mother,