Holi,the festival of colour and joy has come.There is no doubt that festival brings people together,the feeling of brotherhood increases and there is good bonding with relatives and neighbours.But the festival has changed it's colour at present.The way,the manner people celebrate holi is totally different.Throwing balloons to the strangers make them happy.Intead of celebrating among themselves,in a discipline way,they are showing immoral activities.This is just because of the lack of strict rules and regulations in our country.People are being wild and doing annoying activities.Untill and Unless these activities is strictly stopped holi can't be called as a good festival rather it'll be just a sign of wildish behaviour.So I want everybody to realize the meaning of this festival and preserve our culture.Holi is a sign of unity and love.Hope everybody is playing a safe holi......."HAPPY HOLI".........

One of the best and enthralling festivals of Nepal is just before us. The way people celebrate this auspicious occasion is continually changing every year. People these days indulge themselves into riotous activity that sometimes we get reports of some kind of fatal or serious injury. However, the courteous aspect of this festival has imparted brotherhood and care among each other. No matter what caste you are mixture of colors and water bring about a new avatar in you. People are bedraggled with water neglecting the scarcity of water at least for that particular day. The whole scenario is engulfed by colors and most importantly, the air of camaraderie. When it comes to Holi, an incident always strikes in my mind. I find very difficult to socialize with other people. This was the very first problem I experienced when I shifted to my new apartment in Kathmandu. I hardly knew any body and didn’t have a courage to accost a single person in that locality. Luckily Holi was around the corner and the local re-creative group invited me to join them for the celebration. I overcame the hesitations that was looming within and presented myself to the group. My reaction changed instantaneously as I confronted festive people playing with different colors, water and music. One of the persons in the group splashed me with colored water. This enticed me further to join them and enjoyed the event to the fullest. I became familiar to almost all of the group members and at the end of the day I was no more a reticent person. Holi can be an indispensable festival for enhancing congeniality provided it is isolated from harmful colors, dirty water and coercing other people to get involved in it. Ramesh Adhikari Kalanki, Kathmandu

Yes,its true holi is a good festival.People enjoy it with balloons and colors.People play holi for entertainment.They play with the people of the streets and others.They meet every people there.The people are happy.family members also join this festival.So,it creates a feeling of bond.

The month of Falgun reminds me of two auspicious days one is my birthday other is "Falgun purnima or Holi" .The latter one Holi is a day full of fun and masti which does bring the "hooligans" as in Ghunda and Ghundi out of us.Holi is one special day where you get to pull other's leg and laught at others and literally target others without any fear of being tagged as a criminal where our best of buddies and enemies are treated equally.So,I do agree with the fact that Holi does promote brotherhood by not sparing anyone with loads of colour,water,ballons and last but not least pearls of laughter. "HAPPY COLOURUL AND SAFE HOLI" to all the Himalayan Times readers hope this day gives you colourful story to remember and share during the dark and struggling rest of the days of the year."

As we all know that holi is one of the most religious and enjoyable festival for all Nepalese .Even though holi is said to be a Hindu festival, people from other religions also gets involved in the enjoyable moments of holi!! by this brotherhood gets promoted and plus holi colors itself has the significance in promoting brotherhood.The color have their own significance ,as for instance Red signifies Purity ,Green signifies Vitality ,Blue signifies Calm and sedateness and last but not the least ,Yellow provides Pious feeling .. Through this festival i've experienced the bonding with our neighbourhoods. The people in my neighbourhood whom i had never spoken have got good connection now!!! HAPPY HOLI..MAY THESE COLOURS BRING UNITY!!ENJOY