Festival of lights lit up the Forum

Happy Diwali! The greetings were all around in the forum this evening. All Indian students in the school of management and engineering were dressed in our traditional attire. Bright colourful sarees and immaculately ironed kurta pyjamas were to be seen. And the aroma of Indian curries and dishes was in the air. It was a beautiful evening!

Though Diwali was on 12th Nov04, we had to tackle WAC and hence the celebrations were finalized for Saturday evening. The Indian students from last years MBA batch had organized a wonderful Diwali night and we had to live up to their reputation. So almost two months ago, the Indians in our batch on campus had got together to work out the agenda. In our packed schedule full of studies, lectures, reports and WAC’s, it would not be easy to squeeze in the various tasks involved, and we were aware of this. But motivation can get the better of any challenge, and our motivation level was unparalleled.

This evening, the Forum looked at its colourful best. Paper streamers, bright hues of dupattas adorned the pillars and the stage. A colourful motif “Rangoli” of flowers rested in the middle on the floor. We greeted the audience with the traditional red powdered tilak as they entered the Forum. And what pleasure it was to see James Peer (Britain), Veronica Tapia (Mexico) and Tanya King (Britain) students dressing up in Indian dresses.