Who Tied the First Rakhi?

India is considered as the origin place for the festival of Rakhi, and its origin is supposed to have started sometimes in the medieval era. There are various theories prompting the names of a lot of people involved in initiating the festival of Rakhi. The older Indian scriptures are almost filled with the instances suggesting the prevalence of the festival in those ancient times. Some find mentions while others are not rated as the authentic proof about the origin of the Rakhi in India.

The first and foremost among the theories is of the Rani Karnawati and Emperor Humayun. For the period of the medieval era in India, Rajputs were struggling to crush the effect of Muslim invasions. Even then, the Rakhi was prevalent and considered a spiritual binding through which the protection of sisters was principal. A well-known event might depict how till then Rakhi had traversed all the religious barriers.

If the olden scriptures are to be taken into account, then it was Rani Karnawati who tied the first Rakhi, though not directly. Rani Karnawati, the widowed queen of the king of Chittor, was in deep trouble when she comprehended an eminent danger. She sent a Rakhi to Emperor Humayun, as she got to know that in no way she could guard the incursion of the Sultan of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah. Her gesture moved the Emperor completely and he took his troops along to save her without wasting any time.

From there itself, a fine tradition received a boost in which brothers are supposed to take full care of their sisters or whom they care most. So we could easily say that it was Rani Karnawati and Emperor Humayun who started a tradition almost hidden in the vague Indian History.