The festival of sibling bond ‘Raksha Bandhan’ is at door step and the girls are going creative with DIY rakhis. A two-day rakhi making workshop is being organised at Jawahar Bal Bhavan.
The two-day workshop began here from Friday and will continue till Saturday. The girls of age group from 5 years to 18 years are a part of the workshop. The home science and art and craft in-charge of Jawahar Bal Bhavan Nisha Sharma is conducting the workshop.
Interestingly few boys are also a part of the workshop and are learning to make beautiful rakhis. 'Raksha Bandhan' is a festival which symbolises the love and duty between brothers and sisters. It will be celebrated with gaiety, fraternity and chastity across the country on Monday.
So the girls are preparing beautiful rakhis for their brothers as a token of their love and care. All the things required for rakhi making was provided to the participants by Jawahar Bal Bhavan.To begin with the workshop, Nisha first explained the participants about the festival of Raksha Bandhan and why is it celebrated. later, she started off the rakhi making session with very basic steps. She also emphasized over the fact of simplicity and beauty altogether.
During the workshop, Nisha put emphasis over the eco-friendly rakhis and the creative one. She told the participants to be as much creative as they can. The things the participants are using for making the DIY (do-it-yourself) rakhi includes, rudraksha, paper quilling flowers, silk thread, beads and pearls.
The workshop will continue till Saturday wherein the participants will display their hand-made rakhis.