On January 26, Indian Republic Day, Pujya Taralaxmi Ratilal Shah completed 100 years of her life and received an invitation from Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth. Born on January 26, 1019, in Mukalla-Aden, she stayed in Aden till 1965, and later till 1998 in India. After the sad demise of her husband in 1991, she came to London in 1998 to live with her son Babubha and daughter-in-law Pravinaben.
She has held her family together all these years. In the past eight years, Taralaxmiben has been spending her life in Meera Nursing Home, based in Staglane, Kingsbury. For her wide family of four sons, four daughters, 20 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren, she is a thorough blessing. The secret behind her long life is her disciplined lifestyle, her positive attitude, her calm nature, and her lack of interest in materialistic things. Taraben has always given love to those around her. Even at the age of 100, she lives a relatively healthy life, albeit a hearing problem and loss of teeth. On her birthday, her entire family got together and celebrated her 100th anniversary.
