Agartala, August 10 (TIWN): All generations of Tripura people celebrated Rakhi across State. Rakhi Purnima. Though it happens to be the birthday of Lord Balabhadra,the elder brother of Lord Krishna, it is more known for Raksha bandhan. On this day every sister ties a ‘Rakhi’, a decorative coloured thread, on the wrist of her brother, feeds sweet and in return gets a gift from the loving and caring brother. The ‘Rakhi’ is the symbolic for brother’s protection to the sister.

A very thoughtful concept handed down from generation to generation in Indian society. It has more relevance today than ever before where young girls are being harassed hitherto unknown
before. The number of street Romeos has gone up manyfold. At work places, in schools and colleges, during travels in trains and buses and public parks the girls are being harassed and
heckled.
With this backdrop the role of brothers to protect their sisters has become more important. There is a move to teach the boys at each home how to behave well with the girls. That is to say
‘Charity begins at home’, and what else would be better than the celebration of ‘Rakshabandhan’.Girls at home are treasures for all – parents and siblings, brothers specially. 
Men in society need to be more proactive and courageous to save the girls, treat them well,
fight for their honour so as to build a good society. This is what the festival ‘Rakshabandhan’ teaches all of us.