BRIGHTEN COLOURS DARKENING THE LIVES:

Dancing youth in the roads, colourful faces, Red, pink, black, green, purple, orange, yellow! Yes, these are the colours that fill the entire atmosphere on the auspicious day! The day is none other than “Holi festival”, the day of colours. The fest is celebrated at the doorways of summer in the month of March, which brings out the people from hotness into a cool colorful world. It is the only festival that is celebrated throughout the country irrespective of age, creed and sect. all the roads are filled with colours and colorful youth, women and children. Traditionally, the festival is linked with a mythological story of the burning of the god “Manmatha”, the symbol of love and attraction by Lord Shiva. The day of festival is believed that, the burnt god returns to earth with his companion on this auspicious day, which is celebrated with colours by human beings. The fest was traditionally celebrated in an intention of maintaining brotherliness among all the people. But, has the festival really keeping its purpose? The answer for this question is really shocking. The fest has become a weapon for vengeance instead of happiness. The beautiful colours even destroying the beauty of several faces. The eyes those see the colours are closed due to the same colours. The colorful water is capable of washing the future of children. Yes, the most interesting truth is that, the dermatologists and environmentalists have identified five colours like, purple, lavender, black, maroon and brown as too dangerous even for the survival of living creatures. These colours directly attack the neurotic system of human beings further, as they react as an acidic element when mixed with water. Moreover, these colours are made out of dangerous chemicals that are not appropriate for internal usage. But, when the colours are sprayed, people unknowingly consume the colours through mouth and eyes which further causes hazard for living. The festival is also creating social tentions, as most of the antisocial elements are deliberately participating in the festival to culminate the peaceful water of the society. The symbol of sacrifice is changing into the weapon of revenge in the contemporary days. Many attempts for murders and assaults, which is easily performed during the crowded processions. Many more cases are reported that girls are getting harassed by the violent guys’ troops in the name of festival. Moreover, the festival is actually celebrated with the purpose of exchanging colours. But, gradually the festival is included with the throwing of eggs and tomatos or fruits that are socially considered as a way of affront for others. However, various measures are being tried for avoiding such negative consequences by the increase of manufacturing natural colours made out of natural products that avoids the chemical reactions which destroys the human health and environment hazards. But, the social hazards must be controlled first by the individuals themselves and the government must take efficient actions by providing essential security for the weaker sections. A formulated restriction must be made for the day in accordance to avoid negative impacts on the society. So that, the festival will definitely become colorful and fills colours in the lives too.