Some women shun Holi celebrations in India, fearing violence that can lurk behind innocent fun


NEW DELHI – Holi each year is an exercise in hiding for 43-year-old Meenakshi Iyer. She locks herself in her house, sometimes feigning illness, to keep out neighbors who wish to smear colors on her, as is customary during the Hindu spring festival. At office Holi parties, the freelance illustrator has even holed herself up […]

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