Play holi but Play Naturally

Undoubtedly , holi is celebrated as one of those festivals which disseminate the flavoured joy, happiness and prehistoric culture of hindu religion.it is also known as vasant mahotsava. Farmers have some special meaning of this festival becoz its the time when their harvest crops come in home.but time to time its way of celebrating and meaning somewhat changed as per my context. I really agree with the fact, " bura na mano holi hi" but people always take this wrong sense.
In acient times, holi was meant for fun and safe too. Becoz at that time the coloured materials which we had used is mainly comes from or you can say extracted from seasonal herbs or petals of flowers were used.they were so natural and eco friendly that it does not create any side effects. Now in present scenario, this kind of culture and tradition becomes dwindling and undermining. Why ??
The logic behind of this, is use of harmful chemical dyes or synthetic contents used alongside coloured have a long term side effects. Its so dangerous , even a common men can't realise this fact.
Now days various privte owned factories or company comes with chemicalled bases colour or gulal.
Usually 4 types of chemical colours are used in to celebrate holi.
1).Holi-gulal
2).dry powered coloured
3).paste
4).water colour

Each chemical colour has 2 components - a  colourant and a base or solvent. Here , colourant part of colour is for developing the colour. Several heavy metals such as cadmium , chromium, iron,lead, mercury, or toxic coal tar dyes or azo dyes such as auramine - responsible for yellow colour , malachite -for green colour, rhodamine-for orange colour, methylene -for blue colour and others are used as colourants part of any holi colour. In case of gulal abir like things they contaminate various inorganic coloured salts , to develop dry powdered colours.
Now i , come to the second part of this topic where i started i.e. base or solvent. The solvent or base forms the type and texture of colours.
For instances , sand ,starch,mica,silica,chalk powder are used as a base in making gulal. Its a myth that Gulal is considered as mildest and harmless colour used in holi , practically it is not true. Often engine oil, other inferior quality oil is used in making these colours.

Natural colours, it is skin frindly and washable natural plant derived colours. Flowers of kesula and gainda produce yellow colour. Mehendi and other dried leaves are producing green colour. Bark of few tree species provide brown colour while beet roots produce magenta shade.  I think for playful pouring and throwing of coloured powders or gulal made from natural sources such as kumkum, kesar ,haldi , chandan, besan, neem,ragnigandha and others have a healing effect on human body.
But here a question comes in mind ,is that practically posdible to make natural colour at home ?? The answer is yes. Yes it is possible. The raw materials of these natural colours that we got from seasonal herbs are very cheap, easily available and can be easily prepaired at home. But what about those group of people who willingly or unwillingly not able to make like this ? For that kind or class of people there is a good alternative approach.
In year 2003, a group of indian scientust from csir NBRI, luckbow developed a process of extracting natural colour from dry petals of flowers such as marigold,rose, butterfly pea. Some of the herbal gulals available in the market are prepaired as per know -how developed by csir-NBRI.
In 2005, scientist and researchers if chemical engineering department of jadavpur university, kolkata developed organic dyes from flowers. So that is a great baby step taken by jadavpur university.
Eventually i conclude the whole pointa in a very simple manner , use natual colours prepaired from flowers and herbs , we not only save our skin but also help save our environment and conserve biodiversity ....