As his ship steamed into Bombay harbor, Gandhi saw his
brother waiting at the quayside. He ran down the gangway to meet him. As they
exchanged greetings, Mohandas noticed that his brother looked sad.
“You have bad news for me?” he asked.
“Yes,” his brother replied with tears in his eyes. “We did
not want to disturb you during your examinations. Our dear mother… she died a
few weeks back.”
Mohandas was shocked. His mother had meant so much to him. He
had come back to tell her that he had kept the promises he had made before he
went abroad, but now she was no more. What a sad homecoming!