Rakhsha Bandhan is an auspicious occasion for all of us in India. Brothers all over the country make sure that they meet their sisters on this day no matter how far they are. As sweet as this is, it can be inconvenient, and at times, not financially feasible as well for some to fly down to meet their families. In such situations, what will the siblings do to keep up the tradition and show their love and affection for one another? Enter social networking. We recently reported how social networking giant Facebook is slowly becoming a hub for social shopping where Facebook users can shop via the website. Now, Cadbury has launched a new Facebook app called Virtual Rakhi which allows siblings to send gifts and rakhis to one another.
Virtual Rakhi app
Through this application, you can not only send virtual rakhis but also virtual gifts which include boxes of chocolates by Cadbury. Though not many girls might prefer this application considering Rakhi is one day of the year where their brother give them a nice gift, if you look at the other side of the spectrum, this application is a godsend for us guys 
. Jokes apart, the Cadbury Celebrations page which has the Virtual Rakhi application, has some other interesting tabs, like History which tells us why we all celebrate Raksha Bandhan. It also has a tab called Bhaiya No.1 which allows girls to nominate one of their guy friends as Bhaiya No. 1.
Other online rakhi options
As a social networking website, Facebook might be the only one allowing such virtual rakhis or Raksha Bandhan greetings. However, there are other websites that let you send greetings to your loved ones like rakhi-greetings.com and 123greetings.com. 123greetings even give you the option to send interactive Raksha Bandhan cards.
No matter how you decide to celebrate it, online or offline, wishing you all a Happy Raksha Bandhan!
