jamshedpur holi milan an event for senior citizens organized by help age india witnessed an overwhelming response from the elderly participants at gandhi ghat on saturday evening according to the organizers about 300 elderly people including several women from different parts of the town attended the threehourlong function for many of us holi has arrived four days ahead and we are enjoying every moment of togetherness said 65yearold kapileshwar singh a resident of post office road mango who arrived at the venue an hour before the celebrations started wearing different colours singh a former school teacher said he has participated in the holi milan of an ngo for the first time in hisl ifefor many elderly citizens saturday was a day when they forgot their isolation neglect and boredom to celebrate with the colours of happiness ayodhya sharma a retired tata steel employee who travelled to gandhi ghat from kadma said holi milan programme has taken me down the memory lane i remember attending such events in run up to holi festival during my younger days when i stayed in baridih several years ago 69yearold biplab mahato who stays in bhuyandih basti located at close distance opposite gandhi ghat was completely drenched in the colours of celebration in our basti we organize such events in sa maller scale where only known people are invited here plenty of people have arrived yet the atmosphere is homely said mahato a small time vendor the area adjacent to the jai prakash setu on the subernarekha river had come alive with song and dance in the evening hasya kavi sammelan live song performance by guest artist sonali mondal from kolkata traditional holi theme songs sweets and cold drinks summed up fun and food celebration on holi said subhankar chakraborty of help age india