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Lilly Singh JUST Celebrated Rakhi, But For A Different Reason Than We Did And It’s Inspiring

bySusri Sahu
21st August 2017
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Honestly, I don’t know if I have enough words in my vocabulary to describe my love for Lilly ‘Superwoman’ Singh. Be it her bold and beautiful self or her devil-may-care-attitude, there is nothing about Lilly that doesn’t spell awesome!

But if you ask me about my favourite, it has to be Lilly in her Indian Avatar. If you haven’t noticed already, the woman of the hour not only channels her inner Goddess effortlessly but also owns it like it’s her everyday self. Remember the last time when she stepped out in Gajra-Jhumka and nailed it? Well, the good news is she has done it again.

Lilly Singh recently took to social media sites, sharing how she got her first Rakhi tied and it is completely different than how we did. Read her entire post here. 

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 Today is a very special day for me. My entire life I, like many other girls of Indian descent, celebrated Rakhri (also known as Raksha Bandhan) which is essentially a tradition that entails tying a decorative string on your brother. The general idea is to ward off evil eye from your brother and the brother is supposed to promise to protect his sister.
For years I did this without questioning why or even critically thinking. Having travelled the world and met so many people, abroad and right next door, who are negatively impacted by sexism in really severe ways, I now do critically think about these matters. I think about why a girl I’ve met in a village in India thinks it’s okay for her brother, uncle or cousin to abuse her. I think about why girls feel they can’t speak up. I also think about why parents in so many places view daughters as a burden.
One of the reasons is that so many traditions we practice in many cultures around the world have sexism embedded into them and if we don’t change that, they will always seem the norm. Girls shouldn’t be raised to believe that brothers should protect and sisters require protection. Rather, they should be taught that they are equal and should both make a promise to each other. Sisters, daughters and mothers should be celebrated in all the same ways brothers, sons and fathers are and if a tradition suggests otherwise, then it’s time to change that tradition. Just because something has happened for a long time, it doesn’t make it right. To all my sisters and brothers, it’s time to make it right.
Today I got my first ever Rakhri tied on me by my baby bro and I’m overjoyed.

 

Needless to say, the internet is left inspired and is pledging to do the same next time.

1. There is always the next time.

 

2. It is the thought that matters after all!

https://twitter.com/TeamSuperNat/status/899319183086727168

 

3. SAME.

 

3. That’s the word around…

 

4. What did I tell ya?

 

5. Absolutely!

 

Although there is one question that needs attention.

Lol. JK. NOT.

Jokes apart, Lilly Singh’s post says everything we have once asked ourselves but could never found the answer for. While I’m sure the brothers do not look at their sisters as anything but equal, ‘it’s time to make it right.’ Don’t you think?

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