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Pictured left to right are Sam Mazzocco, Edwin Bonefont, Jason Jablonski, and Diya Sarah Paul enjoying the celebration.

“To me Holi is just happiness”: Students ring in spring with colorful celebration

Madeline Turpin, Student Life Reporter
April 14, 2024
The final performance of Diwali, the Bhangra Dance Club took to the stage to give an electric performance.

Iowa State students gather to celebrate the Festival of Lights at Diwali 2021

Maris Cameron
November 14, 2021
Gayatri Poudel and Sana Shetty performed a Bollywood dance routine at Diwali Night in 2018.

Indian Students’ Association to host Diwali celebration Sunday

Olivia Jackovin
November 11, 2021
Then-senior Gayatri Poudel and then-junior Sana Shetty perform a Bollywood dance routine at Diwali Night. Diwali Night was hosted by the Indian Students Association on Nov. 11, 2018, in the Memorial Union. People were invited to enjoy the Festival of Lights with music, dance, handicrafts, games and Indian food.

Indian Students Association to bring Festival of Lights to Iowa State

Susannah Crichton
November 13, 2019
Marie Kondo

Kondo criticisms highlight Asian student experiences

Nathan Cirian
March 19, 2019
The band Dhun performs in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Dhun is an Indian music band based out of Des Moines. Diwali Night was hosted by the Indian Students Association on Nov. 11 in the Memorial Union. People were invited to enjoy the Festival of Lights with music, dance, handicrafts, games and Indian food.

Behind the scenes: Indian Students’ Association hosts Diwali

Meg Grice
November 13, 2018
Performers participate in Sanskriti, the annual concert put on by Indian Student Association. This year the concert raised $2,728 for flood reliefs in the Indian state of Kerala.

Indian Students’ Association raises $2,700 for flood relief

Shina Cho
October 9, 2018
Students throw colored powder at each other during a celebration for the Indian festival of Holi put on by the Indian Students Association on April 21. at the central lawn in Frederiksen Court. 

Holi festival brings people together in a colorful way

Zhe (Mia) Wang
April 21, 2018
Dandiya sticks are used in the traditional Indian dance of the same name. The Indian Students Association hosted Dandiya Night on Oct. 8.

Dandiya Night

Caitlin Yamada
October 9, 2017
Fred Mace, sophomore in mechanical engineering, holds out a handful of colorful powdered paint used in the celebration. Typically, participates paint one another with this powder by rubbing it on faces, clothes, etc. 

‘Holi’ unites students for colorful fun

Whitney Mason
April 16, 2017

Holi 2016

April 18, 2016
Bhakti Bansode, the vice president of the Indian Students Association, grins as another students rubs paint on her face during Holi on Saturday afternoon. 

Holi celebration brings color to Iowa State

Michaela Ramm
April 17, 2016
A group of students dump water on another during the Holi celebration that took place Saturday in Frederiksen Court.

PHOTOS: Holi Celebration

April 17, 2016
Students perform during Diwali Dhamaka 2015 Sunday November 15 in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union at Iowa State.

Diwali delivers diversity

Kyndal Reimer
November 16, 2015
Nepal earthquake

Earthquake hits home for Nepalese ISU students

Danielle Ferguson
April 27, 2015
Students gather in the M-Shop for an evening of dance at Desi Night. The event took place Friday, April 3, and was hosted by the Indian Students Association.

Desi Night celebrates culture with music, dance

Lindsay Greifzu
April 6, 2015

Indian Students Association to host Sanskriti

Danielle Ferguson
September 19, 2014
The Indian Student Association hosts a Holi celebration in front of the Campanile on Sunday, April 15. Holi is an Indian festival celebrated with water and colors, marking the beginning of spring

Holi Colors Festival

Makayla Tendall
April 12, 2013

Dankbar: Cultural nights provide unique learning opportunity

Hannah Dankbar
March 15, 2013
Marli Mesa looks at display of Indian artifacts during Rangoli on Feb. 17 at the Great Hall. Rangoli had various booths and displays showing the culture and heritage of India.

Students experience Indian Culture at Rangoli event

Makayla Tendall
February 18, 2013
Shraddhesh Anavkar, sophmore in achitecture, and Rajin Olson, senior in civil engineering, support Manali Patel, sophomore in chemistry (corrected from Sapna Madia, sophomore in kinesiology and health), at the end of the Bhangra, the traditional Punjabi folk dance they performed to finish Diwali Night on Saturday, Nov. 5. Diwali Night 2011 is an Indian Students Association event that was held in the Memorial Union Great Hall.

Diwali Night 2011 shows ‘India’s Got Talent’

Cristobal Matibag
November 6, 2011

Indian students to display talents on Diwali Night

Cristobal Matibag
November 3, 2011
Kwisha Patel, sophomore in pre-buisness, waits for people to arrive at the gathering organized by the Indian Student Association introducing students to Dandiya Raas, an Indian folk dance. Dandiya, meaning sticks in Hindi, are carried by every member of the dance and are used as the form of interaction between dance partners as they them together to the provided choreography.

Dandiya Night

October 16, 2011
The Indian Students Association hosted Dandiya Night on Oct. 15, to enjoy the traditional Indian Dandiya Raas, or stick folk dance. Priya Ravindran, junior in chemical engineerng, spins and adds her own flare to the basic steps of the dance as she moves from partner to partner in the inner circle of the dance.

Dandiya Night celebrates Indian culture, exceeds expectations

Cristobal Matibag
October 16, 2011
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