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Foreign mothers on trip to India to study family values

Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (UNI) Thirty two women from diverse countries, all mothers, are currently on a visit of India for a fortnight to have a close look at India’s much valued culture and structured family life.
“We travelled 23,657 km between September and November last year and had meetings with women of different nations at 30 places. The interactions hinged around our cultural ethos and family life,” Ms. Madhuri Sahasrabudhe, who was at the forefront of the ‘Mothers on Wheels’ trip to spread the message of love and focus on mother’s role in imparting positive values in children across the world, said.
Ms. Sahasrabudhe, a school teacher and social worker, was one of the two ladies who drove the car all the way, her ompatriots during the trip being Ms. Sheetal Vaidya, Ms. Urmila Joshi and Ms. Madhavi Singh.
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