As a child growing up in India, i recall fondly the Holi festival. My grandmother would have her domestics get flowers of different kinds and then turn them into various colors for smearing people. The Holi festival is symbolic of Hindu philosophy's acceptance of humans of various colors, castes, religions, sexual orientations and perspectives – that underneath we are all the same. I love celebrating this amalgamation of who we are as people and culture. I am proud of my roots as a Hindustani American and Canadian. Today, we celebrate Holi at my gorgeous wife's alma mater, Stanford University in Palo Alto. Can't wait till next year.
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