Ramprasad Bismil had deep respect seasoned in love for his mother. For him she was nothing short of a goddess.
There was personal problem and matters Bismil found impossible to talk about with anyone. But he felt no hesitation in confiding those things to his mother. She always provided helpful guidance. More often than not his stern and orthodox father used to thrash him black and blue. It was his mother who used to apply the soothing balm of her true sympathy and motherly affection.
All his happiness and inspirations to do greater deeds sprang from his mother. He had taken a vow to serve the cause of Mother India because in her he could see the enlargement of his own affectionate mother.
She had come into Tiwari household when she was only a kid of 11 years as a result of the child marriage. Then she was only a village girl. After her arrival the father-in-law had sent for his own sister. She had trained the young bride in household chores.
In a short time she learnt cooking and upkeep of the house. The kid girl transformed herself into a responsible housewife quickly to the delight of the family. Then Ramprasad was born to make her a premature mother but she took care of her son as a mature lady.
Suddenly she was seized by a desire to learn letters. At that point of time Ramprasad was about six year old kid. She could not afford a teacher for that purpose. She began learning Hindi from the women who came to their house often as neighbours. Some of those women happened to know writing and reading Hindi. Whenever she found time from household chores she studied without wasting any moment.
She continued her self education as more children arrived. They were girls, the younger sister of Ramprasad. The girls were given the primary Hindi education by their mother. Such was her devotion to education.
When Ramprasad had joined Arya Samaj the mother and son often debated and discussed the ideals and the reformist drives of the organisation. The interaction led to the opening up of the orthodox mindset of the mother to the reformist ideas and the widening up of the mental horizons.
She was perhaps a silent revolutionary. When Ramprasad asked her for money for business she knew what the money eventually was needed for. She understood everything but played dumb and provided the money, her secret contribution to the effort of a new bright free world.
Thus, Ramprasad Bismil remained ever grateful to his mother for her moral support to him and the guidance she provided.
