HOUSTON, TEXAS, November 17, 2006: The Hindu Students Council, University of Houston, hosted their 3rd annual Diwali Dinner at the University of Houston’s Cullen Residence Banquet Hall, Friday, November 10. Over 150 UH students and friends attended the successful Diwali banquet. Young professionals and college students from all backgrounds and sub cultural groups are interested in understanding Hinduism and dharma at the University of Houston and the HSC believes they now have a place that they can call home away from home. “Miles apart from the ordinary student organization, the Hindu Students Council has become a source of enlightenment, a lighthouse of knowledge for every single student. The 2006 UH HSC Diwali dinner was that successful attempt on shining a light on Hindu youth culture,” says the Hindu Student Council webpage.
UH freshmen Sonal Gohel, whose family just moved to Houston from Connecticut, is happy in saying, “Diwali, as we all say is the celebration of light. As an HSC member it was a great feeling knowing students took part in this function to shape our culture which is our identity… HSC helps us stick together as one.” To view photos from the evening, go to source here.