Rang Barse
With Holi nearing, it’s time to rejoice and revel in the festival of colours. Although the festival is all about spending time with family, it hasn’t dampened the spirit of students, who’re staying alone or in hostels and are forced to be in the city. The younger lot is all geared up with wacky plans and are planning small get-togethers with their friends to get coloured with gusto.
As moving out and partying is difficult on the day of the festival, many are planning in-house hostel parties. “I have this song stuck in my head from Akshay Kumar’s Waqt, Do me a favour, let’s play Holi,” says Damini Gupta of Miranda House, who has planned to hire a DJ for Holi.
“We will dance on desi Bollywood numbers. Sheila and Munni will of course be on top of the hit list along with some thandai,” she says, adding that they are planning to play Holi with natural colours, which they will be making themselves with marigold flowers.
While some are arranging dance parties, others are planning to be a part of the ongoing Holi cultural festival around the city. Says Aradhika Rathore, a first year journalism student of Amity School of Communication, “As most students are leaving for home, two days before Holi, we’re planning to check out cultural programmes at Dilli Haat and other places. We’ll shop and try some delicacies at the festival.”
Boys too are game for some fun during the festival. Rachit Singh, a final year MBA student reveals that they have teamed up their farewell with Holi celebrations. “As this our last year, we are all staying back in the hostel for Holi. It will be a kind of a small farewell party by our juniors. We have organised some pucca colours along with bhaang and gujiya. We want to make it the most memorable Holi of our college life,” he adds with a smile.
And Megha Yadav, History (Hons) student, LSR, who does not play Holi, is planning to celebrate it Bengali style. “I’m going to one of my friend’s place, who is a Bengali. Her family doesn’t play Holi, but I’m going to enjoy some delicious homemade Bengali sweets cooked by her mother,” she says.
For a quick getaway, some are also planning a short weekend trip. Says Shilpa Roy, a college student, who stays in a girls hostel, “As it’s a weekend, we are planning a short trip to Kasauli. We will celebrate the festival there with a bonfire and bar-be-que. We wanted an escape from city life and this is a fabulous opportunity to do so.”
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