I have seen Sania Mirza on t-shirts but was surprised to see her on a rakhi. Now rakhi is a hindu festival between brothers and sisters which I like a lot. It is a simple and yet beautiful festival. For people who don’t know regarding rakhi, wikipedia sums up the festival in a few words thus:

The festival is marked by the tying of a rakhi, or holy thread by the sister on the wrist of her brother. The brother in return offers a gift to his sister and vows to look after her. The brother and sister traditionally feed each other sweets.

Coming back to Sania and rakhi.. Firstly, Sania Mirza is a muslim and isn’t related to hinduism in any way. Secondly, Mirza is hot property in India like Sharapova is in the world at large where tennis is concerned - not exactly sister material.

So how can we explain Sania Mirza on a rakhi? Sport transcends boundaries and once a star, you do not remain of a particular religion or even a particular country. Every one cherishes a spark of brilliance from Tiger Woods and such petty thoughts like caste, religion and country are insignificant.

So you can find a Sachin Tendulkar poster in the home of a Pakistani or a Shoaib Akhtar poster in the home of an Indian. Barriers are broken and hearts won by sport like few mediums can even hope to achieve.

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