LUCKNOW: Defying the Lucknow University administration order banning

celebrations on the campus, students not only played colours in their departments but also applied abeer and gulal on teachers.

On March 15,

had asked students to refrain from playing Holi on the campus and in hostels else disciplinary action would be taken against them. However, describing the ban as ‘cultural policing’, students said that festivities spread the message of love and strengthen student-teacher bond.

Soon after their classes, the students smeared abeer and gulal on each other. In no time, the entire campus was painted in vibrant hues. The students also wished all officials, including deans, heads of departments, pro-vice-chancellor Rajkumar Singh, registrar S K Shukla by applying colours on them.

“The proctor office does not have any authority to do culture policing. The proctor team is acting less like officials but more like dictators. How can they say that Holi celebrations would violate law and order on the campus,” said LU student Ajeet Pratap Singh.

Another student

said, “We intentionally played colours on the campus throughout the day to make the proctor office understand that Holi celebration didn't led to any indiscipline. Festivities strengthen students and teacher bond,” he added.