Happy Rakshabandhan!
Here’s to the brothers and sisters who are our partners in crime, our favourite people to fight with yet somehow, the first ones to protect us from the world, all at once!
Across India, this bond comes with so many beautiful names.
“How India says Brother & Sister”
Veer (ਵੀਰ) / Bhain (ਭੈਣ) — Punjab
Dajyu (दाज्यू) / Didi (दिदी) — Uttarakhand
Bira (बीरा) / Jiji (जीजी) — Rajasthan
Dada (দাদা) / Didi (দিদি) — West Bengal
Daju (दाजु) / Didi (दिदी) — Sikkim
Kokai (ককাই) / Baideu (বাইদেউ) — Assam
Tamo (ꯇꯥꯃꯣ) / Eche (ꯏꯆꯦ) — Manipur
Unaupa (Mizo: unaupa) / Unaunu (Mizo: unaunu) — Mizoram
Anna (ಅಣ್ಣ) / Akka (ಅಕ್ಕ) — Karnataka
Anna (அண்ணா) / Akka (அக்கா) — Tamil Nadu
Annayya (అన్నయ్య) / Akka (అక్క) — Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Chettan (ചേട്ടൻ) / Chechi (ചേച്ചി) — Kerala
Bhau (भाऊ) / Tai (ताई) — Maharashtra & Goa
