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The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan
Midwestern Indian Student Association holds a Diwali event at sikes lake. Oct 26.

MISA brings first Diwali celebration to MSU

Saman Lamsal, Reporter • November 8, 2024

This year, the Midwestern Indian Student Association (MISA), organized a Diwali celebration. MISA President Sneha Patel mentioned that aside from one game night, no major events had been held until...

Diwali celebration signifies victory of light

latoya fondren, Reporter • November 12, 2017

Green, blue, yellow, purple, pink, white, and black beautifully designed sarees and dhotis filled the room as attendees made their way into the Sikes Lake Center. To celebrate and share their culture...

Gayatri Bhimani, Keerthi Reddy Gangidi and Tejaswi Singman, computer science graduate students, enjoy the celebration of the traditional holiday Diwali at the Sikes Lake Center, Sat, Nov. 6, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling

About 200 students celebrate Diwali

Herbert McCullough • November 7, 2017

To honor the Hindu celebration, the Midwestern Indian Students Association organized a Diwali, the Festival of Lights, celebration for students at the Sikes Lake Center on Nov. 4. Gyaneshwar Malba,...

Pragna Vemuri, a graduate student in computer science, dances "Kuchipudi" at the "Journey of India" — Diwali — festival in Akin Auditorium, Oct. 17, 2014. Photo by Sam Croft

About 200 attend Indian festival

Sam Croft • October 17, 2014

About 200 people attended Diwali — a Hindu festival of lights — in Akin Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 17. Although scheduled to start at 6 p.m., it got started about 6:40 p.m. with a candle-lighting...

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