Cultural Events
Following are the archives of the events conducted by the ISA in the recent Past:
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Christmas & Graduation Party'08 |
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Candlelight vigil for 26/11 Mumbai Victims |
Christmas & Graduation Party'08
ISA with support of ICAEA organized a Christmas & Graduation Party on 20th December at Haley centre Auditorium. This event saw close to 100 students & ICAEA members turn up to usher in the holiday season. The event began with carols sung by the Kids & the members of the First Baptist Church. Following which Dr. ..... addressed the gathering and spoke about the message that Christmas bring along with it. He also handed over the mementos to the Graduating Indian Students.
The event saw a wide variety of Indian dinner served, prepared by the members of ICAEA, which left everyone licking their fingers.To top up the day hindi movie "Wednesday" was screened to the audience.
Candlelight vigil for 26/11 Mumbai Victims
About 80 Auburn University students & Indian family members, gathered at Cater Hall Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to remember the 179 people killed in Mumbai, India during the past week. Sunel Merchant, an Indian and a survivor of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, said the attacks hit too close to home. “I could actually feel what was going on in the people’s minds,” said Merchant, owner of the Philly Connection in Auburn. Sushil Bhavnani, a professor in the College of Mechanical Engineering at AU and an Indian, said he had relatives one block from the Jewish Center targeted in the attacks. “Every lost life represents a family for whom things will never be normal again,” he said.
ISA President, Hiren Adesara said, the only thing he did the week of Thanksgiving was watch the news. He and others at the vigil harbored no ill will towards Pakistan, despite speculations that the terrorists may have come from the country. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re from India or Pakistan, we’re all brothers and sisters,” he said. He condemned the attacks, saying that no matter what part of the world the carnage takes place, it affects all humanity. “We are sick of it,” he said. “We all trust in God.”
