It was 17 th August Sunday, the day of Raksha Bandhan. Two sisters -Srishti and Samridhi, were not exited for this auspicious day as usual. They woke up late in the morning and started to complain to their mother, Mrs Sunita regarding the existence of their brother for the celebration of raksha bandhan. Srishti, the elder one said, "Everybody in every house celebrates this festival with great zeal and joy, but we two of us never ever celebrate it." Samridhi added, "Yes, It's all because we don't have a brother to tie rakhi on his wrist."

The two sisters were filled with gloom and boredom. This grand festival meant nothing to them since their childhood. However, they had cousin brothers who lived too far, and whenever Shristi and Samridhi went to tie the colourful bands on their...