On Oct. 28, 2011, the International Club hosted the Diwali Festival, also known as festival of lights, which took place in room 204 of the Student Center. Diwali is the Indian festivity that celebrates the beginning of the Indian New Year. It also commemorates the victory of good over evil.
Sara Murrillo
-Staff Photographer-
On Oct. 28, 2011, the International Club hosted the Diwali Festival, also known as festival of lights, which took place in room 204 of the Student Center. Diwali is the Indian festivity that celebrates the beginning of the Indian New Year. It also commemorates the victory of good over evil.
“Diwali is our biggest event in India,” Ravi Patel, a computer engineering student said.
Students of the International Club brought Diwali to Meramec. “Meramec is not only coming, studying and leaving,” Jannat Safina, a member of the International Club, said. “There is much more; like international events.”
The festival of lights started with an introduction of the meaning and importance of it for Indian people. After all the audience knew about the importance and the purpose of Diwali, the party kicked off with a runway in which traditional Indian clothing was modeled. There were lights and bright full colors that introduced us to folk dances. Thomas Schwarz, a general transfer student, Ryan Bouma and Dr. Nobel Das, a chemistry teacher, played customary Indian music.
Diwali was the opportunity for Indian students to celebrate their festival on campus and for the audience to make new friends and have fun.
“I am happy to celebrate my Indian festival in America,” Kapil Dev said.
