Have A Happy And Healthy Holi

    • pallavi.shankar@timesgroup.com
    • Publish Date: Mar 10 2017 12:41PM
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    • Updated Date: Mar 10 2017 12:41PM
Have A Happy And Healthy Holi

The colourful spring festival is here, and so is Times NIE’s Holi Special, with eco-friendly tips on how to stay safe as you celebrate its varied flavours and hues

The vibrance and revelry of Holi is eagerly awaited every year. While playing with gulal and gorging on malpuas is great fun, overindulgence can sometimes lead to skin and eye allergies, dry hair and also a runny tummy. Here are tips for a fun and safe celebration.


Go for eco-friendly bonfire 

On Holika Dahan or the Choti Holi bonfire day, many trees are cut to light the traditional bonfire, which is an environmental hazard. Environment activists, instead, suggest burning scrap and other waste material like coconut shells, old furniture wood, etc. to prevent felling of trees. Naturopaths believe that burning camphor and cardamom in bonfire purifies air and controls many viruses; so you can include these items too. Also, having a symbolic community bonfire, rather than burning individual bonfires is a great idea to reduce wood consumption and control air pollution. 

 


 

Save water 

With summer approaching, it’s not a wise idea to use buckets of water to splash around with. Celebrating with dry gulal is the best way to play Holi – this saves water and also prevents people from falling ill in the changing season. Those who have exams in March should be particularly careful about staying away from water-based colours to avoid catching a cold or viral fever right before the exam week. 

 



Use non-toxic colours

NGOs sell natural and  aromatic colours that are safe for the skin. Ditch chemical-based colours for herbal colours as they don’t cause allergic reactions on the skin and scalp. South Asia’s largest prison Tihar Jail sells herbal colours made by prisoners – called “Antarkranti Naturals Herbal Gulal” — which are available in seven natural aromas. You can get them from Tihar stalls in melas and malls. 


 

Pitchkari Etiquette

Bollywood has glamorised the use of the pichkaari. It is fun alright if you use it the ‘right’ way, without offending anyone. 


1. Don’t target eyes and ears: When you use a pichkaari for splashing colours, don’t target people’s faces. It can hurt the delicate face area. 

2. Use it only on willing people: Aiming a pichkari on people who are not interested in playing with you is a bad idea. It’s rude and bad manners. 

3. Ban water balloons: The colours and water balloons used every year are not as harmless as they appear. When targeted from a distance (places like a terrace or balcony), it can lead to serious injuries on the skin, ears and eyes. 

4. Keep dry colours/coloured water away from the mouth: Colours, unless they are organic, contain harmful chemicals that may lead to stomach discomfort and even poisoning, if ingested by mistake. 

5. Dont throw water or colour on plants and animals: Respect nature by not throwing colour or water on plants and animals. Animals, especially, are scared of colour. 

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Akshita Pandey LILAVATI BAI PODAR (A)-SCRUZ

Yes, Holi should be played safely. It should not cause harm to anyone. We should play Holi with eco-friendly colours.

RIYA MITTAL Convent of Jesus and Mary

Holi is a festival of joy and it should not hurt anyone. Moreover, it is a festival of colours and not of water. Therefore, we should save water to avoid water shortage in the summer.

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