Dear Editor,
We are proud to be the nationals of a great country which has been bequeathed the richest ever cultural heritage by her magnanimous and pious ancestors whose invaluable contribution makes it extraordinary and special from the rest of the world in terms of presenting a roadmap to the guardians of humanity and laying a rock solid foundation for universal harmony, understanding and the lasting peace. Our ever thinking fore fathers, by virtue of their hard work and sustained research work devised a series of social festivals to inculcate the life values in the common masses and make the whole of the society quite vibrant and charged with positive energy to move forward to lead the way for the good of one and all. RakshaBandhan is one such festival in the treasure of Bhartiya Sanskriti which falls on 7th August 2017 and the worthy preparations for this grand occasion are visibly under way in every nook and corner of the country. The grandeur and significance of this festival lies in its inherent strength and deeply embedded motivation to invigorate the relationships particularly the brother and sister’s sacred bonding which is unprecedented and enjoys a special status notches above all other worldly relations.
The various kinds of festivals have not come into being just at the spur of the moment but have evolved in consequence of a prolonged and in depth research work of the mystics, sages, hermits as well as social and spiritual scientists who harboured no other interest but the wellbeing of not only our own people but the whole world in the true spirit of BASU DEV KUTUMABKUM (WHOLE WORLD IS ONE FAMILY) Sarve Bhavantoosukhina (everyone should be happy and prosperous). The core value and the underlying philosophy behind the success story of the bonding force of Raksha Bandhan is the unconditional love, profound submission and perfect understanding of the Worldy relationship which spreads on wider canvass. It is not only confined to family relationship of merely Brother and Sister but all other relations in the family, the present day dilution of which is responsible for tragic Breakdown of India joint family system. By and large the family relations and family functions are turning intofake rituals. Raksha Sutar (Rakhi), The holy thread is not the fragile piece of cotton but the real life line of all relations. It contains the vibrant binding force to keep the sacred relations intact. It is not merely an annual ritual but a potent living divine opportunity to save the crumbling relationships.
The core message for guarding and protecting the family, social and national relationship is Treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as a disaster. In the form of Raksha Bandhan we are served a godly reminder to take stock of our relative accountability towards our family, society in which we live, downtrodden, the slum dwellers and above all the current challenges confronting the nation. In nutshell the Raksha Bandhan awakens us to our bounden duty towards millions of suffering brothers and sisters facing criminal neglect and injustice apart from our family members. The foxy, tyrannical and inhuman neighbours are preparing to pounce upon us ruthlessly. Let us take the call and rise to the occasion by accepting the Raksha Bandhan of service to the suffering countrymen and rock solid commitment to the national cause in terms of valuable time and money as well as the sacrifice of petty self-interests. Hope this great festival inspires us all to the infinity.
P. C Sharma,
Trikuta Nagar,
Jammu
