Rodas celebrates Holi with downtrodden kids

The Green Team of Rodas, the designer ecotel at Hiranandani Powai celebrated holi in a unique way by using herbal and naturally extracted colors with 50 orphan children from Don Bosco, Wadala.

Said the General Manager of Rodas, Ranjan Gupta, "We at Rodas have always been at the forefront of various environment issues. We have a 'Green Team', which initiates special steps on environment and also educates the general public on the same."

Speaking about the eco-holi he said, "Every year we do this program with children. We hope to create awareness amongst the children on effects of chemical colors and how we all can have a safe and happy holi".

Colors which are made of toxic chemicals can have undesirable effects on the human body and skin. There have been many instances where people have lost their vision when toxic colors have entered their eyes.

However if the colors used are non-toxic, they do not cause any harm. The colors used for celebrating eco holi are produced by blending natural dyes extracted from wild herbs with natural ingredients. The end product is scented with essential oils to make it mildly fragrant.

This is a part of Rodas's environment initiatives. The other efforts to improve the environment include managing the largest private owned vermiculture pit in the city, undertaking public awareness campaigns on days like 'World Earth Day', 'World No Tobacco Day', 'World Environment Day', taking special care to use only environment friendly products in our hotel etc."