On Saturday, a heated altercation about striking a buffalo with a stick broke out in Sambhal area of Uttar Pradesh, sparking stone-throwing from Muslim and Hindu groups
Holika Dahan is not about a "cruel society" burning a woman, like the false equivalence of Sati cited by Nirdesh Singh. The ritual is a reminder of how the most powerful persons cause their own downfall when they decide to use their powers for evil acts against innocents.