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.(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

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.(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

‘Thank you trees!’ Kids from a school in Gurugram hug their new green siblings.(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

Zaisha and Zubin welcome a new family member.                                (Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

All smiles: Boys and Girls High School, Yousufguda Hyderabad(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

Group hug! Students from MCD Sangam Vihar. (Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

Jaipuria School, Lucknow joins the Vrikshabandhan movement. (Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

Happy Vrikshabandan!(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

One tree, many rakhis: Kids at the Ardee School, New Delhi tie rakhis this Vrikshabandhan.(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

Kids leave no ‘branch’ out to tie rakhis at the Ardee School, New Delhi.(Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)

School kids from Bengaluru not just tie a rakhi but also leave a message for the tree.  (Photo Courtesy: My Right To Breathe)