Motherly magic: Ajaib Kaur changes lives through her community work

Despite being widowed at 34 with four young children, Ajaib involved herself in various charity and community work. Photo: The Star/Wong Li Za

Neighbours used to ask Ajaib Kaur’s mother why the latter bothered to send her daughters to school, as they would “end up in the kitchen eventually”.

Ajaib was the eldest of 10 siblings ‑ five girls and five boys ‑ who all grew up in Melaka.