| Rakhi Birla, a former journalist, had defeated a Congress minister, Raj Kumar Chauhan, who had won his past four elections. |
| As it turned out, Mrs. Gupta did not hang the flower garland around the president's neck today, but she did tie a rakhi, a woven bracelet, around his wrist, signifying in the Hindu tradition that he was her brother. |
| Special rakhi sweet packs and thalis are also available in the market. |
| If rakhi day brings happiness to many men in town, it also brings disappointment to not a few, especially on the city's campuses. |
| They also have the option of sending their own rakhi in the gift box. |
| Can the India of the Vedas and the Puranas make her mother's dream existence comprehensible to Rakhi, unravelling a lifelong puzzle? |
