# Vrindavan widows make 1,100 rakhis for PM Modi 2026-08-17T08:53:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A group of widows in Vrindavan has crafted 1,100 rakhis for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark Raksha Bandhan on August 28. The rakhis, featuring photographs of the prime minister, were made by widows living in various ashrams in the town. According to Nitya Pathak, executive convenor of Sulabh International, the widows gathered at the historic Gopinath temple on Sunday, defying age-old restrictions, and danced to Krishna bhajans. Pathak said the women had spent days handcrafting the threads. A group of five widows will visit the prime minister's residence to tie the rakhis. Sulabh International, which has looked after about 1,500 widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi since a 2012 Supreme Court order, said the women consider Modi their brother and send him rakhis and sweets every year. The widows in Vrindavan have historically been subjected to harsh treatment and barred from celebrating festivals. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Narendra Modi, Raksha Bandhan, Sulabh International, Supreme Court, Vrindavan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vrindavan-widows-make-1100-rakhis-for-pm-modi/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vrindavan-widows-make-1100-rakhis-for-pm-modi/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/