The answer to the crossword for the term 'India's Mother ___' is Teresa, a six-letter word. Teresa is a reference to Mother Teresa, an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary who was born in 1910 and died in 1997. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that provides care for the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. Her work has been recognized and celebrated around the world.