Holi Hai, By Ritansh Pandey

Stories buried under the debris of thousands of nightmares are suppressed under the ones with no authenticity. That's when two 25-year-olds from Jaipur mutually decided to write about everything that is amiss about our country. Made it into a rap, gave it an exciting title, and waited for it to grab the attention of many. 'Holi Hai' satirically steers out everything we’re not proud of and is everything the “Motorcycle Shayaries” hoped it would be.
The young rapper, Ritansh Pandey, studied social work and spun that knowledge around his shayaries while Siddharth Rathore is a certified guitarist who is also a sound engineer. He makes use of that while giving life to the music for the band.
The idea of starting a band dawned on Ritansh and Siddharth
“We felt the urge to write about the hypocrisy that is lurking around and blinding our judgment of what is right and what is not. We believe that we Indians are very tolerant and are willing to change, just that we need that little nudge,” says the optimistic duo. When asked how their parents reacted to their “Holi Hai” they happily replied saying “Our parents were very happy about it. They were proud that we used this platform to talk about such issues. They started contributing by sharing our video and spreading the word among friends and family.” “The reaction from the audience did leave them wondering as to why so many of them were surprised after listening to the lyrics,” adds
“We did write a controversial song, but we did not call out names. So, technically we can’t be cornered. When people come up to us and ask why we wrote about everything negative, we ask them instead if whatever we wrote was false. They then walk away without another word,” says Ritansh.
India enjoys the freedom of speech but it does not seem like it anymore and the boys agree, “It is difficult to write such songs because now we don't feel like we have the liberty to speak our minds out.” When asked why they felt like so they honestly replied, “There is a taboo attached to everything. That’s why we’re so violent and frustrated. It’s considered wrong to go above and beyond the boundaries that we set for ourselves. People raise their voices so loud that it makes us believe that whatever they say is right. We stop thinking and let them think and speak for us as well,” says the motivated youth.
While Holi Hai is a roller coaster ride, their next single "Bachpan vs Internet" that comes out this June is slightly relaxed. Ritansh says that this song is destined to bring out all the nostalgia for the 90's kids while the second half of it talks about the present scenario after the invasion of the technology. "A fun song we can all groove to. It's not as serious as 'Holi hai' and we know no one will take offense," he adds with a