Delhi kids celebrate raksha bandhan with president Patil

It was a joyous occasion for President Pratibha Patil as children from 17 schools, one dressed as 'Jhansi ki Rani' and another as prime minister Manmohan Singh tied rakhi on her hand. The students, who had assembled at the sprawling Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, came from various public schools, NGOs and even special education institutes.
    
What the children got in return from the President was a token gift and a box of snacks besides having an opportunity to take a tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan. "It was nice to come here and meet the President.I said thank you to her. This place is very big and beautiful," young Ishita of Sapphire International School, who came dressed as 'Jhansi Ki Rani' said.
 
A boy came dressed as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while another came dressed as Subhash Chandra Bose. Sandeepa Sood, Principal of Saffron Public School of Kapurthala, Punjab who had last year visited the White House along with some of her children, said "Our Rashtrapati Bhavan is more magnificent than White House. It is nice for the kids to come here and interact with the President."
    
A young blind girl, who also tied rakhi on the President's wrist said, "I could not see her but felt her touch on my cheeks. Wish I could see that moment." Almost 85 students had come to tie rakhi on the President, who has sent rakhi to all her four brothers.