It was about seven years ago that the incident took place. I still remember it vividly. It was the eve of Rakhi, a celebrated occasion among Indians, especially Hindus, I was a feisty management trainee in a company and that called for an erratic work schedule. My brother was an eager college student and like every year, that year too my brother was expecting a lavish feast prepared by me, along with the Rakhi tying ceremony and exchange of gifts. But little did I know that that year Rakhi would turn out to be a disastrous time for my brother and me.
Lack of planning and foresight ensured that I was late that night and was not even able to buy a Rakhi or a lumba Rakhi or prepare my brother’s favourite dishes. When I reached home, thanks to my office hours, my brother was already fast asleep! Feeling guilty and dejected I too went to sleep. Next morning I was greeted by a note left on my nightstand by my brother. In the note, he wrote that he expected that I would remember the festival of Rakhi and the significance it had in our lives. He had also written that this would be our last Rakhi and going forward, we would not celebrate this occasion ever again.
My kid brother had also left the carefully wrapped gift he had got for me on my study table. It was official that I had failed as a big sister! That is how the festival of Rakhi concluded between my brother and me seven summers ago. Last year, however, I decided that I would have to man up and take on the role of the big sister and bridge the gap between us. All thanks to Giftalove last year I was able to send Rakhi to India online (now that I am happily married and settled in London) to my brother.
After visiting the site, I was overwhelmed by the thought if only I had known or heard about this service seven years ago, things would be much better between us. The site offered me a colourful range of kids’ Rakhi and lumba Rakhi, immediately transporting me to the timewhen I needed them the most. I selected Rakhi with Roses and Celebration and sent it to my brother as a gesture of my apology and a mark that I still want to go back to the time when we celebrated Rakhi with fervour and gusto.
It seems that distance does make the heart go fonder (or in this case hearts) and my brother was prompt enough to call me up as soon as he received the package, all thanks to Giftalove.com website’s efficient and effective customer service. Now, whenever I have to send Rakhi to India online, I always depend on them. And it does not matter whether I am choosing one from the kids Rakhi range because for me my brother is always going to be my little darling and that is how I want to remember him.