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Happy rakhee! Are you a genuine sibling?

24 August 2010 15 Comments

Good morning all!

Happy raksha bandhan to every brothers and sisters reading this.

My sister and 2 cousins just tied my rakhee a few minutes ago after which we exchanged gifts.
Point to note : It is common practice for cousins to celebrate rakhee among themselves, especially if the latter do not have ‘brothers’.

Facebook siblings

However, this hindu festival brings a question to my mind…

Do these facebookers really tie all the holy thread to all their ‘siblings’?

In my opinion, this should not be a joke…

What do you think about this ‘practice’ on the web… And finally, which rakhee do you prefer? The traditional hand made “sutha” or the more fancy one on sale ?

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  • http://pramoduniverse.com/ Pramod

    Facebook has now become a joke to everyone… Forget abt it buddy… It’s not really worth thinking abt it anymore… Social networks are just jokes to many people out there who don’t really understand true meaning of social networking :)

  • Mike

    Nice topic. Although rakhee is not something I am accustomed to, my wife ties the rakhee to her brother every year. I suppose that it has become more of a traditional gesture rather than a spiritual one. I believe it is something personal and in that respect doing this in a virtual world is not appropriate. Rakhee helps to remind people of the importance of respect for personal relationships.

  • deriuqeR emaN

    “Are you a genuine sibling”
    I thought of something else

  • Neeru

    the sutha one is the best coz rakhi si symbolic nt a tradition.
    many people don’t really understand the real meaning of tying rakhi.

  • http://pramoduniverse.com/ Pramod

    @deriuqeR emaN: LOL @Yashvin, The title is misleading :P

  • Le_Voyageur

    :D .. sans attan, prof in attach rakhi ek mOii ;) mo prefer 1ti rakhi em mOii :) .. btw mo penA soeurr b couzine meme faire laffaire :)

  • http://ncreations.blogspot.com Neelesh

    I prefer the sutha.

    Simply, yet meaningful.

    I just had mine tied.

  • Diya

    happy rakhi kuz. malgrer nu pa tro gagne pu meet nw mo esperer to rapel mwa! lol.

  • http://www.tushal.net Tushal

    Ena dimoune ena plis ki 70 siblings lor fb. . phewwww. .
    Mo sis ek 3 other cousins ki atache Rakhi avec moi.

  • http://www.yashi-g.com Yashi

    Facebook is not meant to be taken seriously anyway…unless someone has Princess or SoulReaper in their name or has 200 siblings, then it’s sad.

  • http://pramoduniverse.com/ Pramod

    @Yashi: It’s true it’s not meant to be taken so seriously, but still it’s also not meant to be such a joke. Today online identity is also something… :)

  • http://www.yashi-g.com Yashi

    @Pramod: It’s the internet, it’s free for everyone to do what pleases them as long as they are not breaking any laws. Some things people do might seem like a joke to us, but ultimately it’s none of our business…unless, like I said, someone has Princess or SoulReaper in their facebook name.

    Online identity is nothing, unless you are a professional.

  • http://pramoduniverse.com/ Pramod

    @Yashi: I am talking abt being professional itself :)

  • http://www.yashi-g.com Yashi

    @Pramod: Well then what you said doesn’t apply to more than 95% of people atleast who are online for fun and leisure only and not for professional purposes.

  • http://pramoduniverse.com/ Pramod

    @Yashi: Maybe, I dnt know abt others. But at least this is what I use Facebook for… :)

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