Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights:
'Indian New Year is also named 'Festival of Lights' and is one of the biggest festivals of India celebrated across the country by one and all! SCI celebrates Indian New Year to capture this spirit of India and aim at giving everyone at UMD the feel of Indian culture. This program includes a range of events including cultural performances, competitions, an Indian dinner and a DJ dance floor. The program invites everyone in and around campus to be a part of this tradition and celebrate India! The event has been a huge success in the past years with an attendance of over 250 and this is what motivates us to make the event bigger and better each year.
This program is intended for all incoming international graduate students who are interested in interacting with other fellow students and knowing about people diverse cultures. It is major attraction not only for new incoming students but also for current graduate students. In face we take efforts in promoting this event to diverse audiences and invite them for the same. We take great pleasure in sharing Indian culture with all the new incoming students. Friends and family of students are also cordially invited.
Organized annually for every Fall and has seen increasing attendance and participation each year. We have been fortunate to have received a highly positive response from Indians and non-Indians graduate students attending this event.