#bbdchawl

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#BBDchawl has been razing #effigies of #socialevils on #Holi for 35 years #holicelebration #AttackOnPolicemen #Raees #HolikaDahan According to the residents, the tradition of burning effigies related to social evils on the occasion of Holika Dahan in BDD Chawl has been around since the Great Bombay Textile Strike of 1982. “Since most of the residents of this slum used to be mill workers, the closure of the mills had left them in a very miserable situation. It was then that the mill workers took recourse to burning effigies to convey their helplessness to the society. That was the first time a socially relevant issue was chosen for the purpose. We have kept the tradition alive since and shall continue to do so,” said a resident.