Festivals And National Unity

Festivals and National Unity feeling which almost every Indian has heard, and countless people have sung: Sare jahan se accha hindostan hamara Hum bulbulain hai iss ki yeh gulsitan hamara Better than the entire world is our Hindustan; we are its nightingales, and it is our garden abode. Such shared environments and the spirit of unity are greatly supported by festivals. In reality, festivals are killers of hatred and mutual distance. If festivals are celebrated in the right spirit and in a collective way, then all kinds of conflicts and discord in our society can be permanently removed. Someone from Madhya Pradesh told me a story. In one town, there was a tense atmosphere of communal tension. The festival of Holi was approaching, and there was a serious fear that a riot might break out. The colours of Holi might turn into the colour of human blood. At that time, an elderly Hindu man went to the Muslim area. He told the Muslims, “I am your well-wisher and I have come to offer a suggestion for the good of all of us. If you accept my suggestion, there is hope that our town can be saved from a great disaster.” He said, “You all know what the situation in our town is. I can clearly see that if this situation remains, then on Holi, a communal riot is certain to happen, and our streets will