Aug 8, 2025: Students from various Jammu schools celebrated the festival of Rakshabandhan with BSF Jawans at the International Border in Jammu this morning.
This is the first Rakshabandhan festival since Operation Sindoor, when our brave BSF Jawans gave Pakistan a fitting response and stopped Pakistan's escalation and saved our people. Students tied Rakhis to BSF Jawans stationed at the Jammu International Border to commemorate the occasion. Students asserted that because our soldiers are away from their families and are constantly protecting people and our borders, society comes out to celebrate these holidays with them. A BSF soldier said, “It was nice to be here. People come to BSF from all over India, and many are unable to visit their homes, so these children come here to tie their rakhis. This is a great joy for everyone us… In Operation Sindoor, we fought bravely, demonstrating our valiant fight and victory over the enemy to the whole country… It feels great knowing that the whole country is with us.”
Earlier today, eleven representative women from the Soan Chiraiya Self Help Group and the Gulabo Mata Self Help Group, located in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, handed over a packet of Rakhis to Colonel Vinod Kumar to deliver them to the soldiers deployed at various borders of the country through Indian Post.
These women work for their livelihood through various organisations under Deendayal Ajeevika Yojana (Urban).
Addressing the members of the self-help groups on this occasion, Colonel Vinod Kumar assured them that all the Rakhis would be delivered safely to the soldiers, enabling them to feel more emotionally strong.
In addition, 53,000 women from Gujarat's Anganwadis prepared and delivered 3.5 lakh rakhis to soldiers guarding the nation's borders in a similar effort. A press release from the Gujarat CMO stated that these rakhis, which represent the sacred bond between siblings, were part of a sincere tribute to the brave personnel serving far from their families. In the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the "Raksha Sutra Kalash" was presented to the armed forces in Gandhinagar. This unique initiative earned Gujarat a place in the India Book of Records.
In recognition of this collective effort, representatives of the organization presented the Chief Minister with the official certificate and medal.