The UoS Shine BAME Staff Network and the Students’ Union are proud to invite you to celebrate Diwali on Wednesday 1 November from 12:00-13:00, Bar 2, Students’ Union, Building 40, Highfield Campus.
Open to all staff and students, the event will feature dance performances from the Bhangra Society, as well as drinks and canapés catered by the Students’ Union.
Places are limited, so please book your ticket by clicking here.
Diwali or Deepavali, celebrated this year on the 19 October, is the festival of lights celebrated by both Hindus and Sikhs around the world. For Hindus, the festival honours the victory of Ram-Chander (the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu) over Raavan who had kidnapped his wife Sita.
Sikhs celebrate Diwali to mark the release and return of the sixth Guru (spiritual teacher), Guru Hargobind Singh Ji, who also managed to arrange the release of 52 kings who were all held as political prisoners. On both occasions, the route home for the spiritual figures were paved with small clay lamps, signifying the victory of good over evil.
For more information about the UoS Shine BAME Staff Network, please contact Network Chair Dr Pathik Pathak at [email protected], or the Students’ Union [email protected]
For more information about this event, please contact: [email protected]
