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Modi Celebrates Raksha Bandhan With Schoolchildren at New Delhi Residence
Raksha Bandhan is a festival that celebrates the caring bond between brothers and sisters.
On Friday, schoolchildren visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his home in New Delhi.
Some of the children tied rakhis around his wrist.
Modi talked with them, shook their hands, and gave them high-fives.
The children laughed and smiled during the visit.
He also blessed them and spent time with them.
One child asked what Modi had dreamed about when he was young.
Modi said his dream was to meet all of them.
People in other Indian cities celebrated with flower rakhis, family ceremonies, efforts to support women, and a rakhi tied to a tree.
Schoolchildren, including schoolgirls, tied rakhis on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wrist at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in New Delhi.
Modi shook hands, exchanged high-fives, blessed the children, and shared photos and videos of the celebration on social media.
When asked about his childhood dream, Modi replied, “Aap logon se milne ka,” meaning “to meet you all.”
Modi wished people happiness, prosperity, success, and lasting bonds of love, affection, harmony, togetherness, and mutual trust.
Celebrations elsewhere included floral rakhis in Lucknow, family and official ceremonies in Hyderabad, a social initiative in Mumbai, and a tree-rakhi event in Patna.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, schoolchildren, and participants including G Kishan Reddy, Ramdas Athawale, and Samrat Choudhary.
- What
- Raksha Bandhan celebrations featuring children tying rakhis on Modi’s wrist, his interaction with them, and related events across India.
- Where
- Modi’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, and celebration sites in Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Patna.
- When
- Friday, August 28; one report identifies the year as 2026, while other reports do not specify a year.
- Why
- To observe Raksha Bandhan and highlight bonds of love, affection, protection, harmony, togetherness, and mutual trust; some events also addressed employment and tree protection.
Key facts
- Main celebration
- Schoolchildren visited Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, and tied rakhis on his wrist.
- Interaction
- Modi shook hands, exchanged high-fives, blessed the children, and appeared in photos and videos shared online.
- Modi’s childhood dream
- He told a child that his dream was “to meet you all.”
- Public greetings
- Modi wished people happiness, prosperity, success, and enduring bonds of affection, harmony, and mutual trust.
- Lucknow event
- Fresh-flower, eco-friendly rakhis, including rose-style designs, were displayed in Lucknow’s Phoolon Wali Gali.
- Mumbai initiative
- Ramdas Athawale visited Kamathipura and said employment was needed to help women living there enter the mainstream.
- Patna event
- Samrat Choudhary tied a rakhi to a tree during a Tree Protection Day programme at Rajdhani Vatika.
Quotes
Ramdas Athawale
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment discussing his Raksha Bandhan visit to Kamathipura.
“I have come to Kamathipura for the first time today. The women living here are doing so out of compulsion; women from various states come here. They tied a Rakhi on my wrist with their own hands. I intend to make efforts to resolve their issues. Providing them with employment is essential to bring them into the mainstream.”
thestatesman.com
“Heartfelt wishes on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. May this sacred festival bring happiness, prosperity, and success into all your lives. May the bond of love, affection, and mutual trust remain forever unbreakable, that is my heartfelt wish.”
wionews.com
thehansindia.com
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