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The geographical distance that separates a brother and sister could be great and the chances of celebrating Rakhi together might be slim, but every sister’s heart beats for her brother and every brother turns all the shops in the town upside down searching for that perfect gift for his sweet sister…
The purest moment of unconditional sibling love is when the sister ties the rakhi on the brother’s wrist. Sisters wait for their precious gifts which their brothers get them on this day and ardently pray for the long life and wellbeing of their brothers. Although every year all sisters wait for the day and hope to be with their brothers, many miss out on the celebrations for unavoidable reasons. Many sisters live far away from their brothers and, therefore, either courier their rakhis or, these days, email them or send the rakhis on social media. But memorable moments don’t happen every day and come only after years of patient wait. Orissa POST asks sisters about their unforgettable rakhi moments.
Srishti Jaiswal is a Plus Three final year commerce student of Belpahad College in Jharsuguda district. Rakhi, Diwali, Holi and Durga Puja are the festivals she looks forward to. She celebrates rakhi with great enthusiasm. When asked about an unforgettable rakhi moment she said, “Every year I tie the rakhi on my brother’s wrist. But in 2013 I was in Bhubaneswar with my classmates for a study tour. According to the schedule we returned on rakhi day. And that was why I had opted to go in the first place. But we missed the train. So I almost started weeping thinking about brother. Pop called me repeatedly to know about my time of arrival. But thank God we got another train and I reached home at 1 pm on rakhi day. Still we had a blast and finally everything was all right.”
Dikshita Sarangi is a Plus Three student from Bolangir. Her brother is everything to her. Earlier, at her home bhai jiuntia, and not rakhi, was celebrated. After she joined college she started celebrating Rakhi every year. She said, “Earlier, I used to celebrate bhai jiuntia with my little brother. In this festival we observe a fast and don’t even drink water. But I am celebrating rakhi for the last five years. However, last year my brother had gone to my mausi’s place. He was supposed to come before rakhi but as my cousin sisters also celebrate the day they forced him to stay back. When I insisted that I would not lift a leg till he came and got the rakhi tied by me my mother finally persuaded my mausi to come with my brother. It was overjoyed to see him.”
Sonalin Mohapatra from Berhampur is a doctor by profession. She said, “Each year I tie rakhi on my brothers’ wrists. In return I get good gifts from them. Well, there are no unforgettable rakhi moments but in 2010 on Rakhi day I was busy with my patients and could not come home on time. My family members were waiting for me. But for me duty is God. I could only manage to wrap up my work by 3 pm and return home. In the evening I partied hard though.”
Pushpita Mohanty from Bhubaneswar waits anxiously for Rakhi every year. She said, “Every festival day is a busy day for me, as my clients start turning up at my parlour in swelling numbers since morning. So, on rakhi day I remain busy with my clients. After all I can’t deny them services for my personal problem. This way I will have to wrap up my business in two days. If you ask me about an unforgettable rakhi moment, my answer will be all past rakhi celebrations were unforgettable because my brothers come to my place on the day and wait for me while I remain busy with clients. Always in the afternoon celebrations begin and we have a great time together.”
