Two years after celebrations were stymied thanks to Coronavirus, Holi will be celebrated, we think, with extra zeal this year. It would be certainly good to see festivals as harbingers for getting back to our old way of living, or the new normal as we call it, but let us mark this happy day with empathy above all.

The pandemic taught us a few lessons, prime among which should be thoughtfulness for others, hygiene and value for life.