On the eve of Rakshabandhan several rescued children including those orphaned due to the Coronavirus pandemic, have sent handmade rakhis and greeting cards to doctors and other healthcare workers at few hospitals as a sign to honour for ‘corona warriors’.
Doctors at two private hospitals in Delhi and Gurgaon were in for a beautiful surprise.
These were handmade ‘rakhis’ and greeting cards that the Children from SOS Children’s Villages of India, a pan-India NGO, at Greenfields, Faridabad have sent to the doctors, nurses and other staff of Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital in Saket and Max Hospital, Gurgaon
Children from SOS Children’s Villages of India, a pan-India NGO, at Greenfields, Faridabad, have sent handmade ‘rakhis’ and greetings cards to doctors, nurses and other staff of Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital in Saket and Max Hospital, Gurgaon, said a spokesperson of the hospital group on Saturday. He added that a similar gesture has been made by children of the NGO for doctors and others at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar too. He said that some of these children also include the ones who are rescued orphans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the pandemic has started a huge number of healthcare workers like doctors, nurses and other staff members have been working day and night to save lives. During this time such gesture by the children shows their love and appreciation for healthcare professionals fighting the pandemic, said the hospital authorities.
Rakshabandhan is an age-old Hindu tradition of celebrating the sacred relationship between a brother and a sister. Though this occasion is celebrated by tying a decorative thread that mark that signifies a “safety cover” on the wrists of brothers by their sisters, both related by blood or having an emotional bond.
The ‘rakhis’ and cards carry words of love and gratitude. Receiving such a surprise from the children the entire team of Max Healthcare hospitals is overwhelmed, the spokesperson said.
Arpita Mukherjee, vice-president of operation, Max Hospital, Gurgaon, said, “Rakhi is an occasion for the celebration of faith and duty. Our healthcare professionals have been at the frontline during the pandemic with untiring efforts to help patients. We thank the children from the NGO for lifting our spirit.”
Settling over four generations of once parentless or abandoned children of the country, SOS Children’s Villages of India has served for over 56 years till now, according to the NGO’s website.
“Our children are well aware of the sacrifices the doctors, nurses, and administrators of hospitals make to save lives during the ongoing pandemic. Therefore, they came up with the idea of sending rakhis and handmade cards to medical professionals,” said Sumanta Kar, Secretary-General of SOS Children’s Villages of India.
“Making ‘rakhis’ and cards is an art in itself. It has brought out creative juices flowing in our children. The children also had an opportunity to understand the profound meaning of this age-old tradition and appreciate Indian culture”, he said.
