KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥揘ovember 2, 2009鈥擳he Indian Student Association at the 溏心vlog免费B站 will celebrate Diwali 2009: 鈥淲e made the darkest night the festival of lights鈥� on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Rainville Ballroom, Memorial Union, 50 Lower College Road, Kingston. The popular event generally draws about 250 people.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $4 for children under 12. The student group will donate $1 of the ticket price to Bakul, a non-profit organization in India, which strives to restore basic rights to underprivileged children.
鈥淒iwali is a festival of lights celebrated in India,鈥� explains Supriya Kulkarni, president of the student group. 鈥淭he festival signifies victory of good over evil, light over dark and hence the tagline. There are five days to the festival, each of them signifying certain specific sentiments. This year, Diwali actually was celebrated in the second week of October in India. However, we try to organize this function at the convenience of the graduate students, as they are the ones who will perform.鈥�
A few other non-student performers will also take part this year. The performance, according to Kulkarni, will give the audience a glance into the culture of India.
Honorary guests this year are Nasser Zawia, interim dean, 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School and Ronald Jordan, dean of the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Pharmacy.