The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is trending on social media for celebrating the Hindu festival Diwali on campus, and is now under fire once again.
LUMS is usually known as the ‘Harvard of Pakistan’ because it sets an unusually high bar for Pakistanis and gives parallel universe vibes to citizens and its students. It is one of the top universities in Pakistan, but that doesn’t exclude it from controversies.
The Harvard of Pakistan is trending online once again, but this time, its for Diwali celebration on campus.
Here are a few tweets about the incident:
Muslims in lums attending diwali gives me such “white people wanting to know more about other culture” vibes
— NotYaan (@cheesenaan__) November 1, 2022
I have never seen white people celebrating Eid and wearing shalwar qameez, but laiba from LUMS and hamza from Karachi are desperate to dress up as clowns. As if they aren't clowns enough.
— Şerşeh🍁 (@_titanslayer_) October 31, 2022
going to the lums diwali in western clothing like the unaware main character coming from Australia
— baysabri (@nowaaais) November 1, 2022
another day of me wondering yay lums aur lums walay kis duniya may hain
— Sheema. (@sheemafarid) November 1, 2022
Ppl on my tiktok rlly just blew out on me because LUMs was celebrating Diwali???? Wtf ppl
— not ishal (@AmranIshal) November 2, 2022
pls stop asking me abt the party scene in lums pic.twitter.com/K5aUwR4y2P
— aya10 tbh (@mirrorball36) October 31, 2022
No diss @ LUMS but really I've seen people go to elaborate lengths to put together a Halloween outfit but would never wear something new, sulk the whole day and ruin everyone else's Eid as well. https://t.co/7QoRdxUkBG
— Guluno (@ch3rrylime) October 31, 2022
Eids don't fascinate them, they won't dress up, will sleep all the day, will call it boring & dull but Farzana & Ashiq husain from lums love celebrating Halloween, playing holli & adopting every western shit. This nation losing their own identity & culture while chasing others.
— 𝐙𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@ItsMeeZeee) October 30, 2022
The university polishes some of the top minds throughout Pakistan. These future innovators have access to the best teachers, facilities, and opportunities, and a core part of this is their observance of merit. However, Diwali is a minority religious festival, and LUMS students celebrating it on a major scale is unusual.
What do you think about celebrating non-Muslim festivals at Pakistani universities? Let us know in the comments below.
Excellent of LUMs students to respect other cultural and religious traditions