Once a grand spectacle in the Mughal courts, Holi’s vibrant legacy endures—not just in colour but on our plates.

Shahjahan would call Holi Id-e-Gulabi or Aab-e-Pashi while during Jahangir’s reign, it was termed as Mehfil-e-holi.

The Murty Classical Library of India sifts through multiple languages and thousands of years to bring a nation’s literary ...