Lets play holi ... !!!

Yesterday it was holi . For millions of people celebrating holi evokes a different sense . Some take it as a way to celebrate an age old tradition , some spending a holiday after a week full of...Yesterday it was holi .

For millions of people celebrating holi evokes a different sense . Some take it as a way to celebrate an age old tradition , some spending a holiday after a week full of stress work , some to bring out their pervert tendencies , some play to remind moments of their childhood days ,…goes on . Getting back to basics , the entire holiday is expected to loosen social restrictions normally associated with caste, sex , status , and age. & thus bridging social gaps and bringing people together: employees and employers, men and women, rich and poor, young and old . But for most Hindus it provides a temporary opportunity to disregard social norms , indulge in merrymaking and generally "let loose." . After the festival is over, its all back to normal as we can say . The differences in beliefs between concept of gods and godess for the victory of goodness over evil, the difference between two caste of humanity men and women , .. and so on. Is it due to increasing stress that we celebrate or is it that in the age of commercialization we get easily fooled into marketing traps . like as we sacrifice one public function and send the money for earthquake victims . Can’t we spend a portion of total expenditure on all festivals like as ‘*Zakat’ for the one in need . By being true patriots and feeling a sense of true human being is worthier than being proud of man made culture & traditions and burn out money which has been made by churning out mother earth .

“ There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.” ~Mohandas K. Gandhi


Its time to take initiative and retain agricultural land , save farmers from suicides as next decade crisis would be food and bring back the age in which holi used to be played by farmers during the arrival of springs .


Some facts and figures :-
1) According to doctors , synthetic colors can play havoc with our skin ,eyes and hair, and may even cause respiratory problems like asthma
2) A local tabloid had a view published that 30,000 bonfires each burning approximately 100 kg of wood are lit in one season
3) Since 1997, more than 25,000 farmers have committed suicide, many drinking the chemical that was supposed to make their crops more, not less, productive
4) Presently , 120 million of the 142 million cultivable hectares is degraded in india .
5) More than 1500 crores is spent on crackers for diwali in a season .

A common saying heard during Holi is bura na mano, Holi hai "don't feel offended, it's Holi"….we can add to it sab chalta he kalyug he “ everythings happens in the age of destruction” & say with a smile after knowing everything and yet pretend to know nothing … happy holi . :)

(* Zakat :- a certain fixed proportion of the wealth & of each and every kind of property liable for a muslim to be paid yearly for the benefit of poor in muslim community )

Noted: This was a blog written by me just sometime after Holi and also one of previous managed blogs.Sorry for the inconvenience to be posted again due to rearrangement of blogs.