Happy “Rakhi” day
On a train trip in Thailand I saw this boy reading out a comic to his little sister.
This weekend is the festival of Rakhi in India – the sister’s day (or brother’s day). Sisters tie a thread – the Rakhi on their brother’s wrist and then they can scam the brother for some gift. If you don’t have a sister, a neighbor, a cousin or a classmate will tie a Rakhi to you.
Pokemon-ia has hit the kids in India big time so now we now have aptly themed Rakhis.
Last year, I was explaining the Rakhi to a little friend in China. I showed her some pictures of Rakhi. A few days later she mailed me a Rakhi that she had made. It was a silk thread with some beads and stars from the local craft shop. A simple but lovely Rakhi.
August 31st, 2004 at 8:33 am
Thanks for visitting my blog
and Happy Rakhi Day 
Your blog is really interesting because you told stories from different places, that’s really cool that you are a traveller 
One day when I can get a long holiday, I wish I could do a backpacking, I can’t wait for that day 
December 29th, 2004 at 9:28 am
(just pass through then find the pic..)
ohh?great…
such festival in INDIA…there is
maybe i will do sth when next Rakhi comes
thk u ..
August 17th, 2005 at 2:33 pm
hi shruti
August 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Happhy raksha badham lak lak shukara matha thi om