Christmas Celebrations 2011, BSB Delhi

The Christian community in India and the world over celebrates Christmas with pomp, gaiety and devotion. Celebrations for the Christmas festival begin on the eve of Christmas on 24th of December and continue till New Year's Day. Christians across the country mark the birth of Lord Jesus Christ on this Day by participating in special mass organized in churches. Celebrations of Christmas are marked by carols, cakes, candles and decoration of Christmas Tree. In several parts of India, especially in metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, Christmas Festival has assumed secular overtones and is joyfully celebrated by people of all religions and communities. Christmas Day called 'Bada Din' (Big Day) in Hindi is a national holiday in India and people from all religions join their Christian friends to make the most of the joyous celebrations. Christmas being one of the main festivals of Christians is celebrated grandly all over the world.

The staff of BSB celebrated Christmas at the campus along with the students of “Reach India Teach India” – A Corporate Social Initiative taken by Bangalore School of Business to uplift the academic standards of the underprivilidged. The lounge area was admirably adorned with decorations and the Douglas-Fir Christmas Tree. The Christmas tree was bejeweled with gifts and angelic lights. A very scrumptious Christmas cake was cut. The festive air on this wintry evening was an emotional one filled with all the warmth and affection that the season warranted.