It was yet another rakhi for me away from my family. Its been a little more than 6 years now since i left my hometown. The distance which was approx. 550 kms for the first 4 years during my engg. days streatched to more than 1100 kms in the last two years. Out of the last three years, i could make it to Gwalior only once on rakhi. Coming out of the statistics, I received my rakhi well on time. To be precise, i got it on 17th, good two days before the festival and as an ideal brother, i dispatched my sister's gift on the same day.
After receiving it, everything boiled down to finding someone to do the honors on the D-day. For this purpose, female species were kept out of the question for all the obvious reasons. The only two targets in my mind were my two flat mates. As soon as i came out of the bed on 19th, i realised that i will have to wait till late in the evening as both of my flat mates were already off to their offices! The first of them, 'A' came back at 8 PM and i pounced on him to get the rakhi tied.
Now here is the scenerio that has prevailed!
1. He is officially my sister and i will have to protect him.
2. Going by the customs and traditions, I am also his sister as i tied the rakhi sent by his sister.
3. Two males are now sister to each other.
Now have a look at this..
4. My wife will have the option of calling him either 'Jeth' or 'Nanad'.
5. I can be his wife's 'devar' or 'Nanad'.
6. My children will have the liberty of calling him either 'Tauji' or 'Buaji'.
7. And I can play the dual role of 'Chacha' or 'Bua' at the same time for his children.
And i thought its just a matter of tying a thread on wrist!!
nice post
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