Tag Raksha Bandhan

There are no written text specifying the responsibilities of a Brother towards His sisters, including the Manusmriti.

However, there are practices being followed in Hindu Households by way of tradition.

They are:

1.Brothers would get married only after the sister is married, even if he is a younger brother..

2.In a Hindu household, the eldest, if he happens to be a Male, is next in charge of the House ans as such has the responsibility of taking care of his sisters.

3.In the event of father being deceased, the brother is regarded as a Father and his duties towards his sister is that of a Father to his daughter.His wife, even of Father is alive, is the Mother to all his siblings and she is to be accorded the respects as that befits a Mother.

4.Brother is expected to gift his sister on New Year,Raksha Bandhan, Diwali, when she is pregnant, when she delivers a child, and for the first Birth anniversary of her children.Maternal Uncle is the person who performs the Karna Bhushana(Ear piercing ceremony of the child) and the first hair tonsuring of the child.

5.The sister is to brought to the Brother's Home, of Father is not alive, to look after her during pregnancy.