After having to give Holi celebrations a miss in the last two years because of Covid 19 compulsions, the festival of colours is being observed with great fervour this year all across the country and, also, by the Indian diaspora abroad. The festival celebrates the eternal and divine love of Radha-Krishna and also signifies the triumph of good over evil. People from all parts of the country celebrate the colourful festival, which includes the traditional practices of playing with vibrant coloured powders (Gulaal) and having sweets like ‘Gujiya’.
Just like in the past, this year, too, civil servants in different parts of the country observed the auspicious festival and shared their wishes and pictures on social media. We curated a list of such messages, pictures and videos for you!
First up, is an IAS officer from Haryana, who is currently serving as the Municipal Commissioner of Hisar. Mr. Ashok Garg celebrated this Holi with the underprivileged children of an NGO called ‘Prayas Sansthan’. The officer shared a post on Facebook and described how he had fun playing holi with the children.
Whereas, IAS officer Sonmoni Borah celebrated the auspicious festival with his friends and batchmates.
IAS officer Swapnil Tembe organised a community event to paint the govt school of his Model Village Daribokgre on this Holi.
Getting into the joyful mood of Holi, IPS officer Suraj Singh Parihar shared his favourite colour, which is the same as the colour of the police dress, ‘Khaki’.
IFS officer Siddharth Vikram Singh celebrated Holi this year with forest staff and family.
IFS officer Anupam Sharma shared an important message on the occasion and thanked the foresters in law and order role, who are away from their home just to ensure security for our forests and wildlife.
IRS officer, Major Pradeep Shoury Arya, wished Twitterati a Happy Holi by writing, “May we all paint the colours of courage/ patriotism & be the inspiration to our countrymen.”
While few bureaucrats, like IPS officer Ratan Lal Dangi, celebrated the festival with a splash of culture thrown in, others preferred to stick to the routine, wishing everyone in the traditional colourful way, Happy Holi!
