Diwali

So since I’m catching up on blogging here, another important event in my life occured in the last couple of weeks as well- Diwali!!!

For those of you that may not know, Diwali is the festival of lights. It’s celebrated all over India, and the actual date of the festival was about a month ago. But the India Association of Tulane University decided to celebrate on November 19, 2006. Many of my friends danced on stage in the various performances–friends of every race, not just those of south asian descent. That’s one thing I love the most about Tulane– the way cultures don’t segregate into groups the way they do at big state universities. Here in New Orleans we’ll love you no matter what your race and heritage, and we’ll be even more excited if you can teach us something about your culture!

I celebrated Diwali with my friends here at Tulane about two weeks ago. Here are some pictures of the dances and of my part in a skit called the Diwali dating game.