Despite losing everything to floods, Punjab family offers tea to relief workers; Harbhajan Singh applauds gesture: Rab de bande

Devastating floods have flooded homes, farms, and villages in Punjab, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes. An endearing video of a man carrying a flask through waist-deep floodwaters to give tea to relief workers providing aid to afflicted areas has gone viral online during the crisis.

Harbhajan Singh, a Cricket player and Rajya Sabha MP, posted the video and referred to it as evidence of Punjab’s unwavering spirit. He shared the video on X and said, “The flood-affected family, who had lost nearly everything, made tea and served it to the volunteers in exchange when they went to deliver relief materials.” That’s Punjabi culture. Rab de bande.

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When volunteers went to deliver relief materials, the flood-affected family despite having lost almost everything prepared tea and served it to the volunteers in return. That’s the spirit of Panjab. Rab de bande. #Punjab #PunjabFloods pic.twitter.com/EVdCuHlKuP

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 3, 2025

The video resonated with several social media users, garnering over one lakh views. “During difficult times like this, Punjab’s genuine character is most evident. The kindness and hospitality extended to volunteers by flood-affected families, despite their overwhelming loss, is incredibly motivating. Rab Rakha to all those standing strong and supporting each other,” a user wrote. “Punjab has seen a lot …be it partition…be r!0t$…but has always been a provider ..salute to its spirit,” another user commented.

“He is a gift from God! This spirit is worthy of a compliment! A third person responded. People make fun of the Punjabi community by making jokes about them, but in actuality, they are among the most giving people in India and the entire world. Salute to their generosity, honesty,kind heartedness, dedication towards work and above all humanity!” a fourth user chimed in.

The government of Punjab announced on Tuesday that all 23 districts were hit by the floods, which have so far affected over 3.5 lakh people and claimed 30 lives. Separate visits to several of the impacted areas were made by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Governor Gulab Chand Kataria. While Kataria traveled to both Ferozepur and the badly affected Tarn Taran district, Mann used a boat to survey the flood-affected districts of Ferozepur.