For one day, the rigid Indian social structure dissolves. The CEO gets doused in green water by the janitor. The rich wear torn clothes. Holi teaches the lifestyle lesson of equality —that under the skin, we are all the same color (blue, red, or purple).
Walk into any Indian middle-class kitchen. You won't find porcelain or crystal. You will find stainless steel: Katoris (small bowls), Lotas (water pots), and Tiffins (stackable lunch boxes). Why? Steel is unbreakable (essential for floor-sitting meals), recyclable, and sterile. This is zero-waste living that predates the environmental movement. desi 52com mms exclusive