Hopkins community celebrates Diwali
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on the university’s annual Diwali Dhamaka celebration.
- The paper reported that the Hindu Students Council hosted the celebration in the Recreation Center during Family Weekend, when parents attended with students.
- The article says dinner included rice, gulab jamun, chana masala and pakoras.
- The reporter writes that an Arti ritual took place before student groups performed dances and music.
- According to the article, sophomore Mohammed Mumtaz said the event drew people of many ages and showed cultural diversity.
- The paper reported that event coordinator Kavya Tangella said the celebration went better than the previous year because it was planned further in advance.