'Peace begins with a smile ...', Mother Teresa. 

Such a simple message, and yet so true, powerful, and evocative of this remarkable lady.

Indeed no-one else can be said to have touched the hearts of people the world over in the way she has, from any nationality, from any walk of life and from any religion. By 1997 her Missionaries of Charity Sisters congregation, which she founded in Calcutta in 1950, counted 4000 sisters worldwide, organised in 610 foundations in 123 countries, working every day with the poor and dispossessed to help and inspire them.

The greatest leaders have spoken about Mother Teresa, but the most eloquent words came from a man in Calcutta who once said ‘I am a very simple man. I have a hand to mouth existence. What the big leaders, and the religious leaders and political leaders decide, I don’t know. But I can say for myself and for the average person in Calcutta, she is already a saint.’ She dedicated her life to him, and to million others like him, and truly made a difference.

‘Mother of Peace’ by artist Manish Modi is an intense reminder of the life of this amazing woman, and of her daily fight to bring love to others and make the world a better place.

The quotes were taken from the official website of the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Centre (http://www.motherteresa.org/layout.html), where more information can be found on her life and her work.

More information on Manish, 'Mother of Peace', and his work on http://toshu.eu/artist_profile.php?n=5.