Raksha Bandhan: When Sisters Steal Your Money

on August 5, 2009

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Kartikey Sehgal

But have you wondered, who is there to protect the men from women? Is their any festival that caters to demoralised men, wherein sisters promise brothers to protect them from evil women (or common women)?

The festival, Raksha Bandhan. Basically brothers get the Rakhi tied around their forearms/wrists by sisters and it means that we have to protect them and take care of them for the rest of our life. If this were true then the festival would be required only once per lifetime. Perhaps it is repeated every year to remind the brothers of their perilous duty.

After she ties the Rakhi, the brother is supposed to bless the sister, usually in the form of Rs. 500 or more. Anything less is frowned upon by most sisters. I don’t get this. If we are to protect the sisters from harm then why do we have to give them money? They should be the ones spending on us. But there must be some sense and some significance in the Hindu mind for this logic.

Brother: There sister. You tied the Rakhi and I will now protect you.
Sister: That’s fine. Now give me all your cash.

Usually in the Rakhi system, you require a brother and a sister. Should you have two brothers then they may be obliged to get the Rakhi from a girl outside their family which can be a pretty devastating experience for the boys.

Brother: Nina, I love you.
Nina: I am coming to you house to tie you Rakhi.
Brother: (devastated)

Now what do girls really need protection from? They need protection from other girls. ‘Does she look prettier than I?’, ‘Is my make-up better?’, ‘How dare she look at my brother when she doesn’t have one I can look at?’ and many more of such infinite problems confound our sisters and as good protective brothers, we have to feed their egos and proclaim their prominence over other women.

Brother: Sister, all women are bad, except you.
Sister: (smiles)… Now give me all your cash.

But have you wondered, who is there to protect the men from women? Is their any festival that caters to demoralised men, wherein sisters promise brothers to protect them from evil women (or common women)?

Sister: Don’t worry brother. She is such a **tch. I shall now confound her in my expertly fanged woman-language.

No Sir! No thought is given to men and their grievances. Women can be teary eyed and cute-like when they are in trouble and want you to help them. But should you suffer a broken heart, would they go all out to confront the woman who caused you grief? At the most, they will nurse you a bit and tell you, “Awww… it’s ok, you were always a jerk”, and then when you are better, smile at you sweetly. Ruffle you hair. And say the magic words.
“Give me all your cash”.

Watch out. That thread around your forearm, could be a cash-bomb.

 
Traditions, Bharat

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