Deepawali

SFU students mark Indian festival Diwali

By: Agnetha de Sa The SFU community experienced a taste of the festival of lights at the annual, student-hosted celebration of Diwali which took place on campus in the Maggie Benston Centre (MBC) this past October 14. An occasion celebrated by millions of people across the world, Diwali or Deepawali is “the biggest festival in India,” according to Aayush Arora, president of the Indian Student Federation which organized the festivities. The student federation hosts the celebration annually to involve the many international students on campus in the major festival. “With so many international students here, we give them a feeling of…

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