Rajni Anand Luthra
Editor,
Indian Link
So you still have a bit of Holi powder in your hair or behind your ears today? You’re not alone.
Yesterday’s festival of colours reminded us why Holi travels so well across borders. When daily life becomes all routine and responsibility, it’s good to let go sometimes - kick up your heels and laugh from the belly.
With Holi falling on a weekday this year, many of us marked it more quietly than usual. But the spirit of the festival lingers, with plenty of colour, laughter and community gatherings still likely to spill into the weekend.
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Melbourne-based artist and 2025 Archibald Prize finalist Sid Pattni, whose new exhibition Small Fires Everywhere, All the Time opens this week at Michael Reid Sydney.
16yo medical student Ishaan Chaudhuri, awarded South Australia’s Young Citizen of the Year for his work in healthcare research, community tutoring and youth leadership.
Dr Noor Karishma Shaik, Abhijeet Waykar and their teams, who have been selected for CSIRO’s Innovation Accelerator.
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Arrive in white. Leave looking like a paint palette.
In between: colours will fly, music will get louder, the bhaturas will finish too soon, and too many people will insist “just one more handful of gulal.”
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May this year’s Holi celebrations nurture friendships and build communities so that, long after the gulal has drifted away, the power of all that connects us continues.
