Governor celebrates Raksha Bandhan

The Raj Bhavan had unusual guests on Thursday. The upholstered Darbar Hall was abuzz with tiny tots. Scores of children were standing in a queue like disciplined soldiers carrying cotton bracelets, typically bearing elaborate ornamentation, for their turn to tie it to the hands of their “elder brother”, Governor ESL Narasimhan on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

The Raj Bhavan, which is open to public for the festival, gave a warm reception to kids drawn from schools in the city. Pushing the limited security aside, the employees of the Governor's Secretariat opened the majestic gates and greeted their rare guests with delight.

The Governor, who was seen enjoying the movements spending his time with these kids, was equally eager to receive them, one after another. “Raksha Bandhan is a great occasion,” said the Governor about the festival. "It reaffirms the strong bond of love and affection between brothers and sisters in our society.

Let us resolve to uphold the dignity and respect traditionally accorded to women in our society. May this unique festival inculcate in us the need to protect women in our society and promote their welfare. Let us, on this occasion, resolve to ensure that girls of our country feel safe and secure at all times and always strive for their protection,” the Governor said.

The Governor expressed his happiness on the way electronic media is telecasting news about attacks on females. “On all such occasions the media should act with a human touch to save them, instead of probing the incident frame by frame,” he said.

He recalled the questions that the media had asked him when his brother, an IAS officer of Assam cadre, died in a blast. “At such a moment, a media person had asked me how I felt. Generally, how does one feel when their brother dies in a blast?” he asked and urged for a change in perspective for such media persons. "Present the facts as they happen, but with a human touch," he said.