Distance and religion never came in the way of the bond shared by these two friends. Khatiza, a Muslim girl from Ludhiana, makes it a point to give Eidi to her Sikh friend Khushveen Kaur every year, though the latter has moved to Canada.“Fortunately, her flight to Canada is scheduled for Saturday night, hence, she will be here for Eid. She never leaves without taking her Eidi and enjoying the vegetable pulao and kunafa, an Arabic sweet dish prepared with sewaiyan, which I specially make for her whenever she is in the city,” said Khatiza.For her, ‘Khushi (Khushveen) is more than a real sister.Khatiza (25) shares that Khushveen was her classmate at the Government College for Girls, who later went to Canada on a study visa. “Though I got married and became the mother of a baby girl, Khushi is unmarried. But we share a strong bond till date,” she said.Khatiza said Khushi lived near her parental house in Field Ganj here and both of them used to go to the college on a Honda Activa. “We used to celebrate festivals such as Diwali and Eid together. Even today, when she is here, I made it a point to give her Eidi. And she is not going to leave before taking the same from me,” giggled Khatiza.She said throughout her student life, she had shared a special bond with her Sikh friends. “Even now, we all are in touch as Punjabis have always showered love and affection,” she added.Muslim women purchase new clothes, footwear, make-up articles to celebrate meethi Eid on Saturday. Mohammad Mustakeem, who is settled in the city for decades, said he had given Rs 70,000 to his family to make purchases. “We cannot ever deny Eidi to our loved ones on this occasion,” he said.