Nagpur: Online money transfer and e-commerce apps came in handy for siblings as they shared gifts on Bhaubeej or Bhai Dooj , traditionally considered as the last day for Diwali festivities. Some ordered the favourite chocolates of their siblings or polished a festival greeting with AI through an app on their smartphone.
Rishikesh Gulhane from Mahal sent his sister Rs1,101 through UPI . Everything arrived at home in under 10 minutes.
The gift, known as “ovalani”, follows the “aukshan” ceremony, during which a sister applies a tilak to her brother’s forehead, circles a lit diya before him and prays for his well-being. This year, I sent the money to my sister through UPI as I didn’t have any cash,” he said. He told me he was craving chocolates, so I ordered a whole lot of them. So before we finished our food after the tilak, he had his gifts,” Mhende said. An AI tool helped me put them together into something I was happy to send him,” Geetika said.
“He didn’t want a shirt that I was planning to gift him. He likes to read, so I bought him a book too. For Geetika, the phone was already part of the festival. She and her brother, who lives in Pune, would speak over a video call, and she made it a point to write him a message every Bhaubeej. This year, she turned to AI after writing the first draft herself. “I wanted to say a little more this time. My thoughts were all over the place.
“Till last year, when we weren’t earning, our mother would give us an envelope with cash and a one-rupee coin tucked inside. A Dharampeth resident, Vedika Mhende, turned to quick e-commerce shopping after her brother made his preference clear right before the tilak ceremony.
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