Langar@DU
Student Organized Community Event
{ Lun - ger } - rhymes with hunger
Food tastes better together. Come join us for the 4th annual Langar@DU!
The 2025 Langar@DU will be held Saturday, May 31 on Carnegie Green. Please make sure to save the date!
The students of COMN 2040 will organize this DU community event and it will offer free food.
Langar@DU: A student organized community event
2024 DU Clarion Article & Official Press Release
“My experience in this class has been very unique and special seeing all of the different people come together for a common cause/values. The inclusive and welcoming environment we have been able to create is truly amazing."
Evan Wein, DU student in course
Read Langar@DU Clarion ArticleLearn More
Inclusive Community
The students in COMN 2040 are excited to partner with the Colorado Sikh community and DU to host the 3rd Annual Langar@DU on June 1, 2024. This event is part of the Inclusive Community course, which provides a 4D learning experience and develops skills to serve the public good. The University of Denver and C+V is committed to community initiatives and partnerships with organizations to break down barriers and make positive change. Our community seeks to make a difference in the world through our Five Strategic Imperatives with broader student engagement outside the classroom, meaningful connections with others, and a diversity of experiences - the Langar@DU accomplishes these and more.
Langar (a free Indian meal unifying diverse race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and class identities) is a Sikh tradition that brings together people of all backgrounds, religions, and social status to prepare and share a free Indian meal and build connection. Participating in a Sikh Langar is seen as a way to practice selflessness, generosity, and service. It creates an intercultural, interfaith, and interracial space to celebrate humanity and oneness, and resist division, violence, and bigotry.
The history of Langar at the University of Denver is an exciting one. Last year's event served 800 meals with 200 volunteers while incorporating music, activities, dialogue, and reconnection. As one student commented, “The Sikh community is about giving and not expecting anything in return because everyone that attends gives something, anything, no matter if it's large of small, and does so because it's who one is and what they want to be like when they attend a Langar.”
For centuries, the Sikh community has practiced and celebrated Langar. In our modern world of technology where we are all closer than geographical constraints, the ability to share tools for connection make intercultural Langar more accessible and brings the promise of Langar to bridge divides and connect like-minded people in focus. Come join us!
What to Expect
Click the drop down menus below for information on what to expect on the day of event including activities, transportation options, campus maps, parking information.
If you have any questions, please email DU.Langar@du.edu.
