ABSTRACT
Mother was a beautiful woman, tall and graceful, fair complexioned with lustrous black hair, which fell to well below her knees when loose, her features regular and refined with large dreamy eyes. She was the fourth daughter of Romesh Chunder Dutt, ICS 10 . Mother always dressed simply, rarely did she wear a silk saree. She possessed so few. But she looked charming in whatever she wore, because of her natural charm and dignity. I was my mother’s fifth child, born in 1906, a baby boy having died of diphtheria between my eldest and second brothers, then another boy, followed by me. After me came Willie, who was and always remained Mother’s favourite. I being the only girl was spoilt by my father and brothers. Mother was a strict disciplinarian, there was never any question of arguing or disobeying her wishes.
