Mother’s Day Special: Do You Know These 7 Inspiring Indian Mothers?

As we approach Mother’s Day, Abraham Lincoln’s comment resonates true: without our mother’s sacrifice, motivation, and love, we would not be the people we are today. She has had a significant impact on our achievement of success.

What is the best way to describe mothers? It’s tough to put into words the feelings that bind a child to their mother. Mothers play an essential role in the creative process. Each life begins within them, and each life is nurtured by their hearts’ warmth, care, and unconditional love. Our gratitude will not be enough for everything they have done for us and the unconditional love they have given to us, always and forever.

So today, on Mothers Day, we appreciate all mothers for always being there for us. Thank You, Mothers!

Let’s learn a little more about these lovely ladies who know no bounds and only want to thrive wherever they go. We have chosen women from a variety of professions building a name for themselves:

Bela Bajaria

A mother of three gorgeous children—two daughters and one son—Bajaria is a well-known Indian-American media executive and businesswoman. She is most known for being the president of Universal Television and the vice president of Netflix’s content.

In Early life, she won the Miss LA India pageant, became Miss India USA, and was crowned Miss India Universe in 1991. Today, being a multi-ethnic businesswoman, her net worth is estimated to be $1 million. However, keeping her personal life private, she enjoys it with her family and close friends.

Ghazal Alagh

Ghazal Alagh, the co-founder of MamaEarth, was born on September 2, 1988, in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. MamaEarth was founded by her and her husband, Varun Alagh, in 2016. It is the first cosmetics firm in India to avoid using dangerous chemicals and materials in its products.

Ghazal has been named one of the top 10 woman artists in India, nationally, and worldwide. In addition to being a successful businesswoman, Ghazal is a dedicated mother of her son.

Since she was a child, Ghazal wanted to be a businesswoman, and fortunately, her parents and her husband’s encouragement and her hard work led to the creation of the beauty company. In her early life, Ghazal began working with NIIT as a Corporate Trainer after earning a bachelor’s degree in information technology and Intensive Courses in Modern Art, Design, and Applied Arts from the New York Academy of Arts. Ghazal’s responsibilities there included teaching SQL, J2ME, and Oracle to managers and engineers from various IT firms.

Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi, a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and social activist, was born in Amritsar, Punjab, on June 9, 1949. Her parents, Prakash and Prem Peshawariya, had four daughters, and Kiran was the second among them.

Kiran was a brilliant student and, later on, a dedicated public servant. Her efforts have been directed toward improving society since she was a child. She joined IPS in 1972 to pursue her dream. In fact, she was the first woman to join IPS, and by doing so, she gave hope and light to the country’s girls and women.

As a mother of one daughter, she always guides other working women to choose carefully when to become a mother because she knows the struggle women face. Kiran also thanks her mother for helping her survive the rigours of her career when she donned the khaki uniform to serve society as an IPS officer.

Leena Nair

Leena Nair has been named the next CEO of Chanel, the French fashion house. Before this, she was Unilever’s first Asian Chief Human Resource Officer. Leena was born in Maharashtra, India, on June 11, 1969. Today, Leena has become relatively well-known.

She was named Role Model of the Year by the Great British Businesswomen Awards in 2021, and her net worth is currently estimated to be over $ 1.5 million. She and her family live an opulent lifestyle. However, Leena keeps silent regarding her family and personal life. Leena is careful about disclosing anything about her personal life. When it comes to her family, she is a very private person.

Mary Kom

India’s Magnificent Mary Kom is the most decorated amateur boxer globally, with eight world championship medals, including six golds, and the only Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal. With each passing year, Mary has grown in stature.

In 2005, Mary Kom married her long-term lover and gave birth to twin boys in 2007. Mary gave birth to her third kid in 2013, but that didn’t stop her from getting back in the ring and doing what she loved most: boxing.

Mary Kom has taken it upon herself to break preconceptions and become a fighter for women’s stereotypes in the patriarchal society where women are supposed to raise children. Mary has made it a habit to prove her doubters wrong by always coming back stronger after facing each of her personal and professional challenges.

Nita Ambani

Did you know that doctors told Nita Ambani she’d never be able to have a child?

Nita Ambani, the chairman and founder of the Reliance Foundation, was warned that she would never be a mother. Nita expressed her challenges with becoming a mother after a few years of marriage to India’s richest person in an earlier interview with IDiva.

The Ambanis used In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) to create their first two children, Isha and Akash. According to the story, the twins were born prematurely, two months before their due date. Then after three years, she gave birth to Anant naturally.

For many women, motherhood is a delicate subject, and with a diagnosis like Nita’s, it’s easy to lose the drive to get through a difficult time. However, Nita, today, is not only a successful businesswoman but also the owner of the Mumbai Indians cricket franchise in the Indian Premier League.

Sushmita Sen

“A woman does not become a mother just because she gives birth to a kid. How she raises one, makes one,” Sushmita said about parenting.

She is the embodiment of grace, intelligence, and beauty! When Sushmita Sen has crowned Miss Universe in 1994, the world was introduced to her. Her commitment and persistence made her one of the world’s most attractive ladies, and the rest, as they say, is history! Sushmita has been in the headlines for various reasons, including her personal life and actions.

She became a mother at the age of 24 when she adopted a girl and named her Renee. While many ridiculed her and said harsh things, nothing stopped Sushmita from becoming a single mother at the age of 24, and she adopted another girl, Alisah, after a few years. If you look at the actress’s social media accounts, you will notice her life revolves around her girls.

Conclusion

A woman’s existence has always been a battleground. Everything in a woman’s life is a result of what the people around her say, whether she should be permitted to study or not, when she should marry, or when she should have a baby.

Some supermoms are breaking up the humdrum of ‘what will people think.’ These mothers have defied the odds and society’s age-old mindset. They are bringing in a new future of equality, growth, and prosperity.