Colors for victory

Holi – the festival of colors is one of the most popular festivals of the country. It is celebrated during the spring season and embodies all the festivity, liveliness and exuberance of the season. Holi is the festival of young hearts. Spraying colors, dancing on traditional Holi songs, musical drum beats and wild processions are the common scenes that one comes across during this festival. The festival is associated with various legends but the most popular among them is the tale of Hollika. According to legends there was a demon-king named Hiranyakashipu who was very cruel and ordered everybody to worship him and not God. He was against Lord Vishnu. However, his little son Prahlad refused to do so and continued to worship the almighty Lord Vishnu, the Hindu God. He tried hard to kill him but every time Lord Vishnu saved him. One of the sisters of the king named Holika had a boon to remain unscathed by fire, so she followed her brother’s wishes. However, with this sinful act against Lord Narayana’s devotee, Holika’s boon ended and she was burnt to ashes, while Prahlad came out safe. From that day onwards Holi is celebrated as the festival of the victory of good over evil. Even today, bonfires are lit on the night before Holi in memory of the event and burning of the evil Holika. It symbolizes the victory of Good over evil.

The Second Home

Most of the university going students in Dhaka city come from different districts of Bangladesh. Among these students maximum are from middle class families and a large number of them have to live in this mega city without their families but with their friends. Some time it becomes difficult for them to match with the urban life style. It takes couple of months or even a year to get used to this unknown city, unknown life and unknown faces. And soon they find themselves in their new home which they call “The second home”.

Being bachelors and students it is really hard to lead lives here. No one to take care of them, no one to show the right way or the right things and most of them they get a very limited budget from parents. They are the care taker of themselves.

Most of their monthly liquid money spends on house rent, food and transportation. As a consequent, they can not effort much for good accommodation and nutritious foods. They have to live on outside foods, have to share places while sleeping and studying.

Though living among so many urban problems and difficulties they do not forget how to struggle and how to entertain. And, always welcome a new member to their second home where they live.