आओ, हम खेलें होली

Summary

The editorial reflects on the changing nature of the Holi festival. It contrasts the past, when Holi symbolized the burning of injustice, enmity, and negativity, with the present, where the festival's flames are consuming mutual goodwill. Previously, the colors of Holi spread love, affection, and a sense of belonging. Now, chemical gulal and synthetic colors spread diseases and increase mental distance. The playful spirit of Holi once resolved personal grievances and bridged distances, but today, its rowdiness, obscene behavior, and use of harmful substances create new walls of fear and resentment between people. The author questions how this festival of joy and exuberance has been transformed. As individuals become increasingly divided, the human mind has grown so isolated that the culture of unity, cooperation, harmony, coordination, and balance now feels like a crowd. People have forgotten that Holi is fundamentally an effort against evil. It offers a new way of living, sharing others' pain, and reconnecting scattered human sensibilities. The editorial expresses a wish that the burning flames of Holi would now consume terrorism, violence, separatism, hatred, and enmity. Then, from this sacred festival of Indian culture, the hues of equality, goodwill, justice, love, harmony, intimacy, and brotherhood would spread. Only one voice would then arise: "Bound in unity, let us play Holi!"