A heartbreaking story unfolded in Indore that shocked local residents. An eighty-five-year-old woman spent over four and a half years in a nursing home awaiting the return of her son, who had promised to be back in just two days. However, the son never appeared, even after his mother's death.
Eighty-five-year-old Sarita Narayane entrusted her son to an Indore homeless shelter in January 2022. He informed the shelter administration that he had an appointment and promised to return in two days to take his mother home. This information gave Sarita hope.
But two days turned into months, and then almost four and a half years. The shelter administration reported that Sarita often spoke about her son, expressing a desire to see him and go home. As she aged, her health began to decline, and her eyesight weakened. The shelter, with the support of donors, provided her with glasses and medical care.
Despite the shelter's care, her son never showed interest in his mother's condition. It later emerged that he had disconnected his mobile number and moved to another place. Attempts by the shelter to contact him were unsuccessful. Then came a day no one expected: on August 10, Sarita Narayane passed away.
The shelter administration notified her son of his mother's death, but he did not respond again. The shelter waited for him for three days before finally conducting the funeral, giving her the respect due to one's own mother.
According to the shelter administration, the son sold his mother's house and subsequently ceased all communication with her. It was in this house, where the mother lived her life for her son, that she continued to wait for his return while in the nursing home.
The founder of the homeless shelter, Yash Parashar, noted that Sarita lived in anticipation of her son's arrival. He emphasized that the shelter provided her with care to the best of its ability, including treatment and provision of glasses.
Sarita's story is not just a tale of an elderly woman's death; it is a narrative of a mother who believed in her son until her last breath. He promised to return in two days, but her life passed in waiting for four and a half years. When she passed away, the son never showed up. It raises the question: should the fate of a mother who gave her life to her son have ended only in waiting and loneliness?