School children ties Rakhi to to Governor

Hyderabad, Aug 18 (INN): The Raj Bhavan in the city has unusual guests on Thursday. The upholstered Darbar Hall was abuzz with tiny tots.

Scores of children were seen 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 affectionate elder brother, Governor ESL Narasimhan on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

The Raj Bhavan which was open to public on Thursday for Rakhi Purnima gave a warm reception to all those kids drawn from various schools in the city. Pushing the limited security aside, the employees of the Governor's Secretariat opened the majestic gates of the Raj Bhavan and all of them 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. He said Raksha Bandhan, is a great occasion where sisters tie a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother's wrist, which symbolizes her love and prayers for her brother's well-being and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her.

"Raksha Bandhan 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.

Later speaking to the media, in a serious tone, the Governor said, he is particularly unhappy at the way the electronic media is repeatedly telecasting certain minute details of attacks on girl child, women, or road accidents, where the people watch it instead of intervening in the scene and provide help to the victim. On all such occasions the media should act with a human touch to save them, instead of probing the incident frame by frame.

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 has asked me "how do I feel. Generally how do I feel when my brother died in a blast," he asked. The Governor wanted a change in the perspective of the media. "Present the facts as they happen, but with a human touch," he said.