This Raksha Bandhan, School Kids Across India Tie Rakhis to Trees

Happy Vrikshabandhan! Have you tied a rakhi to a tree yet?

So what are you waiting for? Join us in thanking the trees.

(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe/Altered by The Quint)

Thank you for protecting us, is the message from these kids of Bloom Public School, New Delhi.

The Vrikshabandhan wave has swept the country this Raksha Bandhan! School children across India have taken a pledge to protect trees this Rakhi - a pledge they have cemented by tying rakhis to trees. The photos below are of school kids from New Delhi, Lucknow, Gurugram, Hyderabad - among many others.

The Quint, along with the campaigners of ‘My Right To Breathe’, are celebrating Vrikshabandhan – a bond between us and the trees – and are encouraging you to do the same.

So what are you waiting for? Join us today!

A teacher watches as school kids tie a rakhi to a tree at Bloom Public School, New Delhi.

‘Thank you trees!’ Kids from a school in Gurugram hug their new green siblings.

Zaisha and Zubin welcome a new family member.                                

All smiles: Boys and Girls High School, Yousufguda Hyderabad

Group hug! Students from MCD Sangam Vihar. 

Jaipuria School, Lucknow joins the Vrikshabandhan movement. 

Happy Vrikshabandan!

One tree, many rakhis: Kids at the Ardee School, New Delhi tie rakhis this Vrikshabandhan.

Kids leave no ‘branch’ out to tie rakhis at the Ardee School, New Delhi.

School kids from Bengaluru not just tie a rakhi but also leave a message for the tree.