Diwali in Leicester - Lucille Méranger

Diwali in Leicester After spending a semester abroad, we, second year Master students, all had to choose a conference or a cultural event that we had attended, and write an essay about it. Though I spent my semester in Nottingham, I chose to write this essay about Diwali, the Hindu Festival of light. First of all, I made this decision as I feel that attending this cultural event was particularly representative of my semester abroad. Indeed, three of my house-mates came from India, and spendi..