Celebrating Rakshabandhan with Plantable Paper Rakhis

Raksha Bandhan is the celebration of an inseparable bond shared by a brother and a sister. Every year, on this day, a sister ties a special kind of thread to her brother to express her love. In return, the brother vows to protect her forever.

However, what happens to the rakhi once the celebration has ended? Most people store it with them because of guilt of throwing them. Others tie it across tree branches or bury them in the soil. Then we thought to ourselves, why should sustainability be limited to festivals like Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi. Rakshabandhan, a festival that celebrates such a pure bond must be celebrated in an eco-friendly way as well. And that’s how we combined elements of the environment to make this beautiful rakhi.

Each element has a special purpose to it.