Shagufta Jabeen

Shagufta Jabeen is a Bhubaneswar based teacher of Hindi language and literature. A mother of three young adults, she enjoys gardening and storytelling. She has written a lot of short stories revolving around her personal experiences. She has a firm belief that Humanity is above all religions and follows the principles of Vasudhaiva Kutumbukam. For this, she has been associated with several NGOs for Child Education and Environment preservation. She loves mingling with all age groups and her loving and kind personality makes her everyone’s favourite. A proud mother of a special child, she dreams of a society which accepts every human being without any prejudice. She is one of the editors for Hindi and Urdu content at Samskriyā.

जोखनी की माँ

‘जोखनी की माँ’ दरअसल हमारे घर की ‘आपातकालीन सुविधा’ थी जो हमारी कामवाली बाई के अचानक काम पर न आने से चार बच्चों वाले घर में मची अफ़रातफ़री को कम करने में अम्मी का हाथ बँटा देती थी । वो मुझे और मेरी बहनों को ‘मईयाँ’ कहती थी। …