Rescued children send handmade rakhis cards to doctors and nurses as mark of respect

New Delhi August 21Several rescued children including those who have been orphaned due to Covid-19 have sent handmade rakhis and greetings cards to doctors and other healthcare workers at a few hospitals as a gesture to honour the corona warriorsOn the eve of Raksha Bandhan doctors at Delhis Max Hospital in Saket and Max Hospital in Gurgaon were in for a beautiful surpriseChildren from SOS Childrens 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 a spokesperson of the hospital group said on Saturday adding that a similar gesture has been made by children of the NGO for doctors and others at All India Institute Of Medical Science AIIMS Bhubaneswar tooSome of these children include the ones rendered orphan due to the Covid-19 pandemic he saidThe gesture by the children is to express their love and appreciation for the healthcare professionals fighting the Covid-19 pandemic the hospital authorities saidRaksha Bandhan is an age-old tradition of celebrating the sacred relationship between a brother and a sister The occasion is marked by tying a decorative thread that signifies a safety cover on the wrists of brothers by their sisters both related by blood or having an emotional bondA large number of healthcare workers including doctors nurses and other staff have died in the line of duty in the fight against the pandemicThe rakhis and cards carry words of love and gratitude The childrens gesture has overwhelmed the entire team of Max Healthcare hospitals the spokesperson saidArpita 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 Childrens Villages of India has served for over 56 years till now according to the NGOs websiteSumanta Kar Secretary General of SOS Childrens Villages of India said 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 Making rakhis and cards is an art in itself It has brought out creative juices flowing in our childrenThe children also had an opportunity to understand the profound meaning of this age-old tradition and appreciate Indian culture he said PTI