International Students from India Celebrate the Festival of Diwali

Last week (the week of November 15, 2020) international students from India, from both Bar-Ilan U campuses, Safed and Ramat Gan, celebrated the Diwali Festival together. This Hindi festival celebrates light while banishing darkness. It is customary to decorate with flowers and lights. The campus celebration was of course limited in scope, in keeping with the Coronavirus guidelines, but the light and bright atmosphere was felt, both literally and figuratively. Joyous music could be heard, and students joined in a fun Kahoot! game.

A representative from the Indian Embassy came to BIU to greet the students, and the Safed campus joined in via Zoom.

Students also received boxes of Indian candies, a gift from the Indian Embassy.