praying for long and healthy lives of us… and I am very much sure that she will be doing some pooja at her end. whether I have worn atleast clean clothes or not … then ask me to tie the Rakhi myself ?. she will ring me first at 6 am to wake me up … then at 6:30 when I am all prepared. and are now seperated by thousand miles … But she is still very same… Come tomorrow. which was followed by offering Mothichoor ka laddoo…Now this was my favorite part …eating motichoor ka ladoo… with her hands. she used to apply this Tika on our forehead (made of Akshat, Roli and Dahi). “Aur dono naye kapde pahanana, purane nahi”Īfter that she used to do some pooja and after that. as we needed to get up early in the morning and take a bath … and we used to remain on fast until Didi tied the Rakhi…īut didi was very strict about it… so we didnt used to have much option.
In childhood I used to hate the day of Raksha Bandhan. all these years I never really saw her going out for shopping Rakhis… but she always had these beautiful Rakhi on the Raksha Bandhan Day. “Akshat aur Dahi hona chahiye … halwai se bol jana subah subah dahi de jaye”īut she never asked me to get Rakhis, it was always her responsiblity.
“Motichoor ke Laddoo hone chahiye…, Doosri Mithayi Laye to Pitoongi” when I was in home … she used to prepare for Rakhi for 2-3 days well in advance … My task was to get the things from bazaar … and she always used to be like Somehow, these sisters are more caring and concerned then their brothers… They are so excited about this festival … My Didi is also very same. But another year comes and I repeat the same mistake. but somehow I forget at the end…and only when she reminds me that whether or not I have got the Rakhis sent by her, I wake up again and curse myself. In this new millenium (since year 2001) we havent been together for Rakhi … Every year I make up my mind that I will get time off for Raksha Bandhan. Another Raksha Bandhan is knocking on the door and I am away from my Didi… missing her and listening to Rakhi Songs…