Aunty Mari Masi’s Role in the Das Chlidrens Upbrining!!
Aunty Mira Masi was married and widowed at an early age. At her mother in law home she work and slave for them until she turned old and grey. She finally got an opportunity to stop being exploited, when the Das family invited her to stay with them with the sole purpose of taking care of Baba, the mentally challenge youngest child.
Aunty Mira Masi can be said to be both a mother and a father for the children because she was more engage in their life and their upbringing more than there biological parents. She was the one that was able to bring out special skills in Baba that no could have done. She had a profound impact on life. As well she impacted Tara’s life significantly; Tara was attracted to her from the beginning that the aunt arrived. They both had that mother daughter connection. When Tara was being bullied by the other 2 older children (Raja and Bimla) she ran to the aunt, for her comfort, protection and her wisdom.
In terms of Raja and Bimla because they were already old enough, in their mental thinking, physical structure and so on. Thus because of these elements they didn’t see aunty masi
as that mother figure towards them but maybe as a relative.