I can’t thank her enough. Usually brothers give gifts to sisters on Raksha Bandhan. But Sujata gave me a gift of life with her kidney – brother

On the ocassion of Raksha Bandhan, the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami of Uttarakhand announced that women can travel free of cost.

“Currently, only 30 percent of women and 70 percent of men travel in public transport buses and metro trains. Our free ride scheme will significantly help women realise their dreams.” Arvind Kejriwal

rakhi is a thread of love and care; a celebration of the sibling bond and not the protector-protected dynamics. The relationship between a brother and sister is of friendship, freedom and support, and not of control and suspicion.

Who said that only brothers can protect their sisters? Why can’t sisters go a step ahead and protect their brothers which we all generally do?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated homes to women in Gujarat as a Raksha Bandhan gift. He said that the 1.15 lakh homes built in different places under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana were a Rakhi gift to the beneficiary women. The PM made the comment while addressing a public rally in Valsad. He witnessed E-grahpravesh for […]

If marriage binds spouses, Raksha Bandhan ties brothers and sisters. And mythology has numerous stories about such sibling love and loyalty but each telling a different tale. One of the most unusual and unique relationship is the one that between Krishna and Draupadi. Once, to stanch the bleeding finger of Krishna, Draupadi promptly tore the […]

Even if the society continues to believe it’s a brother’s duty to protect his sister, the same goes for a sister too. A sister too knows the value of her beloved brother . This Raksha Bandhan witnessed a 48-year-old woman’s selfless deed for her brother. She became the saviour by donating her kidney to her younger […]

As an innovative way to spread awareness about the issue of hygiene, women from Chhattisgarh are holding rallies to demand toliets as Raksha Bandhan gifts