Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Love Actually...

I am writing this post on Rakhi eve. You might be wondering that love is generally in the air sometimes in February. Infact we have a whole week dedicated to it. I might sound like a weirdo but I am writing this post because I am missing my sister a lot this very moment. Now wait! When did a girl start missing her sister on Rakhi?
My family is the ideal "Hum do hamare do". And my sister is the only sibling I have. The only person in the world who knows me better than I myself do. Being a Marwari comes with the bonus of very colourful and extravagant festivals. Like Rakhi. When in other households only boys get to flash their wristful of Rakhis in my family even girls get to show off their stylish lumbas. My sister ties me Rakhi and I vow to be her bodyguard(Believe me no boy approached her in our 12 years at school and one year of college). That was till three years back. After that I joined IIT Kharagpur and the hectic schedule keeps us apart on this very special day.
Being used to such colourful and awesome Rakhi, I was near to tears on Rakhi two years back. I was missing home, sisterly affection and her pampering. That was when one of my batchmates, Niharika, came to me and told me she wanted to tie me Rakhi. ( She was missing her brother and back then I looked boyish enough to fill in for him ). Whatever may be the reason it filled my heart with the fuzzy warm feeling and the knowledge that love actually is everywhere.....

12 comments:

Aditi said...

as u would have said "bahut cute hai"...srsly :)

gunjit said...

tears in ma eyes .... sob sob .. love actually is everywhere :)

Saraswati Chandra said...

buhuu huuu :P
can't be any better :))
great one..

Unknown said...

yo Rasna, the bodyguard!!!
btw it's really a heart touching piece.

Saraswati Chandra said...

this one for complaint that there were only two comments earlier :P

rakhi and love actually -coolest and sentoobhara :P analogy seen ever.. :)

Niharika said...

love actually.... touch kiya re !!! :D

Unknown said...

awesum!!!!!padh k bhai ki yaad aa gayi.....

Myna Vajha said...

arey bahut accha re..
let's say ,it gave an expression to that subtle emotion of every sibling ,felt inheretly :)
precise yet sufficient.
12 yrs bodyguard vaala tho accha hain yaar,we share that trait i guess till recently ..:))

Radhika Andhavarapu said...

I am missing my bro on the day of Rakhi now!!

Maulik said...

Awesome heart-touching post.....bohut jyada sento that :)

_manGO_ said...

am i the only one who is finding the whole thing hillarious??

Bobeita said...

kewl loved ur pieces!! way 2 go babe!!