Saturday 29 August 2015

Raksha Bandhan- A bond of brother and sister, moreover, a call for self betterment

Raksha Bandhan is a celebration of the bond of love and care for the sisters, where a brother vows to protect her sisters in every circumstances. The beauty of the Indian culture is the brothers and sisters do not have to be blood relatives, but a girl can tie Rakhi on the wrist of any guy to whom she feels  and shares close bond. Not only sisters, but the custom symbolizes protection for every girl or women, it says that every girl around the world should be protected and feel safe anywhere around the world.
The custom of Rakhi has created a beautiful, blissful way for girls or women to be protected during times of social and political violence. This purely means that no woman should be injured or dishonored by men, and considers it as a shameful act and disrespect towards this beautiful tradition of Raksha Bandhan.

On this auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan, we must unite as a family, and take a pledge to make every girl safe the way we want our sisters to be safe and protected. Let’s use  Rakhi as a symbol of our universal brotherhood.
May our girls and women lead the way towards this universal family as they tie Rakhi on the wrists of not only their brothers or closest male friends, but also on the wrists of enemies. On the eve of Rakshabandhan, let’s take a pledge to stand by our sisters in the hours of crisis and save them from all the difficulties and harrowing experiences of life. Together we will breeze through the task of providing immeasurable protection not only to our sisters but also to women across the globe.




While the festival merely celebrates the bond or relationship between brother and sister, it has much more significance than only the relationship of brother and sister. Raksha Bandhan also has a great history, and numerous stories have been narrated by our elders on the origin of Raksha Bandhan. One of them symbolizes lord Krishna gives an infinite long saree to Draupadi in return for the favor of protecting his wound with a tiny piece of cloth. At a certain level, we able to experience the enormous joy of a grateful act done by us, when we eliminate the finite ego and selfish thoughts from our soul.

Thus, like any other festival, Raksha Bandhan is also a call to the divine self within. On this occasion, Let’s transform your wrong actions with a goal of self-betterment, develop finer emotions and unitedly take a stand for each other to protect each other from social or political violence, whether the victim is a girl or a boy.


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