{"id":9206,"date":"2013-03-25T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/spread-message-of-holi-communicate-to\/"},"modified":"2018-06-04T16:55:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:55:05","slug":"spread-message-of-holi-communicate-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/spread-message-of-holi-communicate-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Spread the message of Holi: Communicate to remove mental impurities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr KK Aggarwal<\/i><\/b>
\nPadma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee
President, Heart Care Foundation of India <\/b><\/p>\n

Holi is a festival of love and joy and should be used as a medium of communication to remove the mental dirt and impurities and cleanse the mind<\/p>\n

Holi festival should not end up with quarrels, violence or eve teasing.<\/p>\n

Unsafe Holi<\/b>
\nGreen and bluish green chemicals contain malachite green, which can be toxic to the eyes. Auramine, methyl violet, rhodamine and orange II are all phototoxic colours and can damage the skin.
\nMica in Holi colours can damage the skin.
\nInstead of chemical dyes, one should use floral dyes. Flowers likeMarigold,Chinarose, Butterfly Pea, Flame of the Forest etc. are used for the extraction of colours.
\n\u2018Bhang\u2019 or cannabis can precipitate acute abnormal mental behavior and psychosis. In the susceptible individuals, it can increase the heart rate and blood pressure. Pre treatment with a beta blocker can take away the bad effects of bhang.
\nAlcohol can impair judgment and make prone to accidents.
\nBalloons can cause blunt injuries to the eyes and precipitate head injuries.
\nBeware of date rape drugs. Do not play Holi with strangers.
\nDo not throw colour at sensitive parts of the body, such as eyes. If colour enters the eye, immediately wash it with a lot of water. If irritation persists, medical aid should be sought immediately.<\/p>\n

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\nSome tips<\/b>
\nUse dental caps to protect teeth from staining.
\nUse sunglasses to keep eyes safe from the harmful chemicals of the colours.
\nWear old and ragged clothes that may be discarded.
\nWear full-sleeved T-shirts or shirts and leggings that fully cover the legs.
\nWear socks.
\nBrightly coloured and dark coloured clothes should be preferred.
\nKeep your eyes and lips tightly closed, when colour is being applied on you.
\nApply a thick layer of any oil on your body and hair till they glisten to make the skin slippery. This will help wash off colours easily later on.
\nWhile washing off the colour, use lukewarm water and keep eyes and lips tightly closed.
\nWhile traveling, keep the car windows tightly shut.
\nUse a hat, cap to protect the hair from being coloured with hard-to rinse dyes\/colours.
\nIf you venture out on the streets, avoid mob frenzy.
\nDo not bump into the frenzied group of mob if you take to streets. Cross the road to the sidewalk across. Or, simply stay at a safe distance.
\nDiscourage children to play Holi with eggs, mud or gutter water.
\nAvoid use of abir as it has flakes of mica.
\nStop children from forcibly applying colour on a hesitant neighbor.
\nDon\u2019t walk alone on the streets on the day of Holi.
\nUse only natural colour and water.
\nKeep a big bucket of clean water handy for your children, so that they do not resort to gutter water and other unclean sources.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr KK Aggarwal Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National AwardeePresident, Heart Care Foundation of India Holi is a festival of love and joy and should be used as a medium of communication to remove the mental dirt and impurities and cleanse the mind Holi festival should not end up with quarrels, violence or eve teasing. Unsafe Holi Green and bluish green chemicals contain malachite green, which can be toxic to the eyes. Auramine, methyl violet, rhodamine and orange II are all phototoxic colours and can damage the skin. Mica in Holi colours can damage the skin. Instead of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,66],"tags":[108,1879],"class_list":["post-9206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-update","category-useful-informations","tag-tips","tag-update","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39099,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9206\/revisions\/39099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}