The Festival Culture of India - Diwali and Holi

India is a multi-faceted, multi-lingual, multi-religious and a multi-cultural country. And among India’s different types of culture is the festival culture of India. Indians celebrate their festivals loudly – with gusto and colors. This lecture will briefly introduce the various festivals that India celebrates and then segue into its two most popular and widely celebrated festivals – Diwali (the festival of lights) and Holi (the festival of colors).The lecture will last between 75-90 minutes. And it will then be opened up to questions from the audience after that.