{"id":384861,"date":"2022-11-03T13:44:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T08:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=384861"},"modified":"2022-11-03T13:45:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T08:45:21","slug":"lums-under-fire-for-celebrating-diwali-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/lums-under-fire-for-celebrating-diwali-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"LUMS Under Fire for Celebrating Diwali on Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-384862\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-1-Recovered-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-1-Recovered-2.jpg 910w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-1-Recovered-2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-1-Recovered-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-1-Recovered-2-758x416.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>LUMS is usually known as the \u2018Harvard of Pakistan\u2019 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\u2019t exclude it from controversies.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/did-you-know-sanjay-dutt-got-high-on-drugs-and-woke-up-two-days-later-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Did You Know Sanjay Dutt Got High on Drugs and Woke Up Two Days Later? [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-384863\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5cac7fdcd0842_800x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5cac7fdcd0842_800x390.jpg 800w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5cac7fdcd0842_800x390-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5cac7fdcd0842_800x390-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5cac7fdcd0842_800x390-758x370.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Harvard of Pakistan is trending online once again, but this time, its for Diwali celebration on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few tweets about the incident:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Muslims in lums attending diwali gives me such \u201cwhite people wanting to know more about other culture\u201d vibes<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NotYaan (@cheesenaan__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheesenaan__\/status\/1587500977300594695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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&#39;t clowns enough.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u015eer\u015feh\ud83c\udf41 (@_titanslayer_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_titanslayer_\/status\/1587132977515057154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">going to the lums diwali in western clothing like the unaware main character coming from Australia<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; baysabri (@nowaaais) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nowaaais\/status\/1587469010785951744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">another day of me wondering yay lums aur lums walay kis duniya may hain<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheema. (@sheemafarid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheemafarid\/status\/1587490473165430786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ppl on my tiktok rlly just blew out on me because LUMs was celebrating Diwali???? Wtf ppl<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; not ishal (@AmranIshal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmranIshal\/status\/1587644763792097280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">pls stop asking me abt the party scene in lums <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K5aUwR4y2P\">pic.twitter.com\/K5aUwR4y2P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; aya10 tbh (@mirrorball36) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirrorball36\/status\/1587067185142308866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No diss @ LUMS but really I&#39;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&#39;s Eid as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QoRdxUkBG\">https:\/\/t.co\/7QoRdxUkBG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guluno (@ch3rrylime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ch3rrylime\/status\/1587113197290618881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eids don&#39;t fascinate them, they won&#39;t dress up, will sleep all the day, will call it boring &amp; dull but Farzana &amp; Ashiq husain from lums love celebrating Halloween, playing holli &amp; adopting every western shit. This nation losing their own identity &amp; culture while chasing others.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udc19\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc21\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 (@ItsMeeZeee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItsMeeZeee\/status\/1586769610321297409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sajal-aly-slays-effortlessly-in-pearl-white-traditional-attire-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sajal Aly Slays Effortlessly in Pearl White Traditional Attire [Images]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about celebrating non-Muslim festivals at Pakistani universities? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u2018Harvard of Pakistan\u2019 because it sets an unusually high bar for Pakistanis and gives parallel universe vibes to citizens and its students. 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