Raksha Bandhan Special: The Tradition of Sooun Maandana or Sooun Jimana

Prelude: A sister speaks... 20 / 21 August 2013: Today marks one of my favorite days of the entire year. It’s a date I had made a quick mental note of, months before... just like every year, at the time when the new calendar year had begun and then had waited eagerly for it to dawn. For I knew, on that day, I could throw all my silly tantrums and still get away…