Last evening the MBA building was transformed by fascinating candles and lamps. Yesterday was the Indian festival of lights called Diwali and our Indian friends organized a rocking evening for all of us..

Diwali apparently, one of the most popular of all Indian festivals, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali) is celebrated by lighting up candles or lamps , prayers to gods and a lot of fireworks.. My Indian friends told me that traditionally poker is an integral part of the celebrations too!

All of our Indian friends cooked amazing meals .. spicy curry.. delicious deserts! .. we all had a great taste of the traditional Indian cuisine..

The girls colored rice grains and used them to decorate the entire room.. it was very interesting.. how colour, candles and grains of rice can transform a swiss bar into a traditional indian festive room!!

To top it all there were some rocking dances on bollywood and indian folk music .. which were high energy foot stomping numbers…

We all had amazing fun.. !!! What makes a truly international MBA like St. Gallen is that u meet people with so diverse cultures and in one year you get to experience a part of their culture, traditions , beliefs…and especially since ours is a small batch the personal interaction and bonding gets enhanced with each of these festivals make it is a very rewarding experience..

Happy Diwali!!

Can’t Wait for the next party !!!!

Cheers!