One Tee Less!!

One needs to be very fortunate to celebrate 2 holis @ NITIE. A few may of course differ as I understand that world is full of divides :) And strangely Holi @ NITIE is a perfect example of, Divided we sleep in bliss in our cells and united we fall in mud pit :D

It starts of with a usual bonhomie of people gathering at one place, applying vivid gulals and wishing each other a colorful life while the dhol plays in the background. Once you have a good enough quorum the craziness sets in and increases exponentially as time increases!

# The 'Chun Chun ke': The wild calling and pulling of the reluctant ones... then wild rubbing of color at them making sure that they get their lesson straight that either be proactive at this or be locked inside an iron chamber!
# The 'Spot the Spot': As all are smeared in color by now... So the million dollar competition begins, Find the clean vacant spot on the body? Erase that spot as if it never existed and get satisfaction of a lifetime.
# The 'Bone maalish': Hey now what??!! Let’s get deeper beneath skin... so then it begins the hard and barbaric re-rub trying to apply color not to skin but to muscles and bones!
# The 'Mud Barse': What next!!?? And by now people are broke on colors too... so junta suddenly goes philosophical, "Lets go back to from where we have come and where we shall go in the end!" Only that the pit dimensions are not exact else would be a good dress rehearsal for the ones who get buried! And the royal janazaas and juloos of people being carried away to the pit starts. (Slight change in this part of the sequence this year was that water was scarce :( )
# The 'Tee Time': And then cometh the sequence I like the most, one which sets NITIE holi apart!! The start of this is the best thing of this part. And this part is the exact replica of how a riot starts in a tense environment... all it needs is a seed a start! If it is avoided nothing shall happen... but just one spark and everybody is tee less and topless (okay taking in consideration the sense and sensibilities... ALMOST :)) so here I go one tee less...
# The 'Holi Dip': The grand closing ceremony happens in our very own Pond. Though it’s considered dirty and unsuitable for swimming by many but I know it’s much cleaner than many beaches we flock too and then atleast at that point of time we all are dirtiest and filthiest of all :D And yep the fish within hate us... they bite you and a few even jump out of the water and come right till your face and say, "Get Lost!!" :)

That’s it!.. Atleast the crazy part of it. And yes of course if any outsider happens to visit the campus anytime after 3 p.m. he/she is bound to go insane looking at all those scattered torn Tee Shirts around :D

P.S. Oh yes one might absolutely contend on the fact that how could me be fortunate after all that happens ;)... so let me strengthen your point a little more... I lost my 3.5K specs last year in the pond (DON'T ASK HOW! Can't reveal as it is harmful to my esteemed reputation) and this time have to sacrifice my room key in the same!