With Holi just a day away, it is important to remember that revelry and celebrations must be accompanied by common sense. Consideration and caution are both needed to keep this festival of colours from turning sour.

Just two years ago, 150 children landed in hospital with ailments ranging from nausea, stomach problems and skin rashes due to colour poisoning. Holi is a celebration of colour, so let us not mar it by incidents which cast an unnecessary pall on a joyous occasion. Avoid mindless application of colour, and stay away from spurious colours which are dangerous. Instead, buy good quality colour to avoid skin and eye problems.