THE TIMES OF AMMA
       Inspiring Mothers One Day At A Time

They say that , "Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride." I am perpetually in awe of Single Moms who literally do it all. I feel that we all could stand to learn from them and their journey. This week, The Times of Amma is happy to feature Inspiring Single Mom Naghma Shaikh. Naghma runs her own venture which is a children’s play & activity centre in Muscat. Her life revolves

Editor's Note: As the Times of Amma continues to feature 'Inspiring Single Moms', here is a lovely guest post from Anjana Dhanavanthan who writes about her inspiring mother Maheswari who was a single parent in India, at the time when divorces were taboo. Read her account of being brought by a strong woman who dealt with life's challenges with grit and resilience and zero drama. The loss of one’s parent is a matter of deep grief, but in my case it was met with an ‘Oh! That’

They say that , "Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride." I am perpetually in awe of Single Moms who literally do it all. I feel that we all could stand to learn from them and their journey. This week, The Times of Amma is happy to feature Asha Sarella. Asha is a Bharatanatyam dancer, movement therapist, and a counselor. She works with special needs children and adults, as a da

Once in a while, oh so infrequently you come across a woman who is a force of nature. While I made a request for Inspiring Single Moms from India to share their journey with the Times Of Amma , I had never imagined I would be able to showcase the story of someone as inspirational as Sanjanna. This is Sanjanna, in her own words. "Born to a conservative Sindhi family, unwanted & reminded continuously of this fact, I grew up ripe for rebellion. Left home at the age of 19, to mak

Editor's Note: As the Times of Amma continues to feature 'Inspiring Single Moms', here is a lovely guest post from Saumya Bala about a mother who was widowed with 3 children in 1970's India, and how she went on to raise her children amidst trying circumstances. 'Athai', as she was affectionately referred to passed away at the age of 88, this past June. Here is her story. "Athai" When I look back upon my childhood, I see that it sparkled with a fine collection of aunts and

They say that , "Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride." I am perpetually in awe of Single Moms who literally do it all. I feel that we all could stand to learn from them and their journey. This week the Times of Amma is happy to feature, Udita Saklani , mom to an almost 2.5 year old lovely daughter named Varanya or Zuzu as she is called at home. Udita has been a single mo

They say that , "Being a single parent is twice the work, twice the stress and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love and twice the pride." I am perpetually in awe of Single Moms who literally do it all. I feel that we all could stand to learn from them and their journey. This week, the Times Of Amma is happy to feature inspiring single mom, Sanaa. Sanaa is a writer, diagonal hugger, and founder of Kidchen. An attempt to encourage the next generation to