Are we ashamed of Festival of Rakhi?
Another festival ? Another Campaign to make us feel that we are fundamentalist and old fashioned. After annual attack on diwali and holi, this time it is RAKHI.
They found pollution in diwali , wastage of water in holi but couldn't find anything in Rakhi and finally after research of years they found something in Rakhi too and decided to give narrative to it.
"मैं राखी नहीं बांधूगी " and girls saying “ we don't need protection etc”.
Are we ashamed of our traditions? Are we victim of vicious campaign against us so that we start feeling that these festivals , rituals are for stupid and illiterate people? and being liberal or intellectual, we should avoid all such festivals or traditions or even we want to celebrate, do it with disclaimer or rider “ we are not part of it, n don't believe in” without knowing real sense and purpose behind them.
Now liberals and so-called-intellect think that raksha Bandhan undermines power of women and make them protectee of men, If you think, I am sorry you don't know meaning of it.
It teaches us whosoever have power, are duty-bound to protect and care of those who are in trouble whether it is girl or boy, sister , brother, priest, old or even general public.
It's beauty of this festival to remind us our duties every year.
Now these people can say despite raksha Bandhan, so many girls are subject of sexual atrocities so what are meaning of such festivals? Or
Is it not a regressive practice to termed girl as protectee? Yes it is true that these incidents are being increased but can't it be result of deterioration of moral values? It seems that all of male of India are rapist or would-be-rapist? If yes, don't you think raksha Bandhan is more relevant these days?
How many of us remember fundamental duties mentioned in our Constitution? No , we don't remember and if remember, we don't practice.
Rakhi is here to remind us and to imbibe in our soul that we have to protect and care of those who are in trouble including woman whether she is your sister or not? Or Raise voice whenever she is in trouble.
I am not advocate of campaign “all women of this world to be considered as daughter or sister or mother” but I am supporter of “No means No” I don't consider all women as my mother sister or daughter but I raised my voice whenever required and sometime when I see them in trouble their faces started resembling to my sister, daughter and mother. I might be psychological problem but I have and I feel numerous men may have such problem.
So this raksha Bandhan sister can take following pledges from her brother;
respect NO of woman. When she says NO means NO.
He has to help, care and protect woman whether sister or not if found in trouble.
Stop using cuss words or gali in the name of mother sister.
So my dear sister don't be ashamed in tying Rakhi. It doesn't means just protection. it means mutual love affection care and protection. Probably you may protect your brother too for committing such heinous crime or save some other sister and make this beautiful nation as beautiful abode for them.
Wish you happy rakhi and Jai Hind
