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Pallavi Chatterjee: Holi's True Spirit is Unity
2 Mar
Summary
- Holi symbolizes love and unity, with colors representing emotions.
- Actress hosts friends and their families for an annual Holi celebration.
- She prefers dry, organic gulal and prioritizes respecting elders and animals.
Actress Pallavi Chatterjee believes Holi embodies love and unity, seeing colors as representations of human emotions. For 15 years, she has hosted a family-like Holi celebration for close friends and their children. She has also experienced special Holi parties hosted by prominent figures like Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar.
Having grown up in Delhi, Chatterjee is familiar with the grand scale of North Indian Holi celebrations. She recalls an initial childhood fear of the colorful festivities, which evolved into appreciation as she matured. In Bengal, the tradition of Holika Dahan is known as 'Nyarapora,' where bonfires symbolize burning negativity. Chatterjee herself burns camphor daily at home to dispel negative energies.
Chatterjee favors dry, organic gulal for celebrations. She adheres to a personal tradition of offering gulal to Lord Krishna and her mother's picture before applying it. Importantly, she stresses the need to celebrate Holi without inconveniencing senior citizens or animals.
