Holi Hai!

The chant of Holi Hai! Holi Hai, perhaps, is meant to urge everybody to dismember the social divisions of hierarchy in all its forms and let essential playfulness reign. It is one of those unique occasions when the bright colours of Holi demolish all the social barriers of caste and creed in society. Without harmony, there can't be peace. Human harmony with the self, nature, fellow beings and with society is the basis of universal peace and happiness.

A festival that is all about colours also brings along with it the spirit of joy, love, peace and enthusiasm in our hearts. People play together, laugh together and celebrate one another's company irrespective of their creed, colour or religion. Holi gives us to forgive even our enemies and play with them, celebrate with them and make friends with them.

Like the colours of a rainbow, that are different yet together they reflect beauty, may this festival bring together all the colours of India's diversity in a rainbow of unity,The festival of Holi in spiritual sense stands for the victory of virtues over vices, light over darkness, mind over matter, subtle over the gross, love over hatred and divinity over the demonic. Don't we think our lives will be enriched with harmony making our societies peaceful with happiness all around us.

-Vinod C Dixit, Ahmedabad