Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 The answer is simple: Indian culture taught that every woman was to be addressed as "mother". It's still in vogue, as you point out, in your native Orissa. It's also in practice in many other places in India. In Andhra Pradesh, women are called "amma gaaru", "Madam, Mother". In Tamil Nadu, "amma", "mother", and sometimes for small girls, "chinna amma": "small mother". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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