Turmeric
6679 Delmar Blvd, University City
Right by the Loop and popular with WashU students — dosas, uthappam and South Indian dishes, comfy for group dinners and watching a match.
India Clubat WashU Olin
Celebrate Culture. Build Community. Inspire Together.
The desi home base at Olin Business School. We celebrate the festivals, build the community, and make sure every student arriving from India lands on their feet.
What we do
Four ways we show up for each other.
India Club is the desi home base at Olin — student-run, active all year, and open to everyone. We put on the festivals the whole school turns out for, keep the group chat answering questions at 2 a.m., connect you with alumni who have walked the same recruiting path, and help each new batch find its footing fast.
Culture
Celebrate the festivals
Diwali, Garba, Holi and Pongal, plus the India Food Fest — traditions from every part of the country, done properly, and shared with the whole Olin and Danforth community.
See the yearCommunityBuild the everyday
Movie nights, evenings out in St. Louis, Sunday cooking and grocery carpools. The steady weekly rhythm that turns a batch of strangers into the people you call first.
Find your peopleCareersOpen doors
Alumni who have walked the same recruiting path, referrals, mock interviews, and honest talk about OPT, STEM extensions and visa timelines from people who have been through it.
Life at OlinNew studentsLand on your feet
A full orientation guide written by students who arrived a year ago: what to pack, your first 48 hours, where to live, how to open a bank account, and where to buy proper atta.
Read the guideThe year ahead
A year worth showing up for.
Four festivals, a food fest, a formal gala, and film nights whenever someone suggests one. The dates below are set for 2026-27.
- SEP
Orientation Session
Thu 3 Sep 2026 - OCT
Garba Celebration
Thu 15 Oct 2026 - NOV
Diwali Celebration
Fri 6 Nov 2026Flagship night - JAN
Pongal Celebration
Wed 20 Jan 2027 - FEB
India Club Networking Gala
Fri 5 Feb 2027 - FEB
India Food Fest
Fri 26 Feb 2027 - MAR
Holi Celebration
Sun 21 Mar 2027 - ALL YEAR
Movie Nights
Throughout the year - ALL YEAR
Fun Evenings in STL
Throughout the year
A taste of home
Where to find home cooking.
Desi grocery stores, the restaurants worth the drive, and the neighbourhoods people actually live in — collected by students who had to figure it out first.
House of India
8501 Delmar Blvd
A long-loved buffet — huge spread, lots of veg options, easy on a student budget.
Gokul
Delmar Loop · vegetarian
Beloved vegetarian spot in the heart of the Loop — a reliable, tasty walk from campus.
For the incoming batch
Incoming Batch Orientation
Nine sections, written by students who made the same move a year ago — from packing your bags in India to your first Diwali here. Read it end to end on the flight over, or jump to whatever you need right now.
Stay connected
Don't wait until you land.
Two steps: register on WUGO so you are officially on the roster, then join the WhatsApp group where everything actually gets announced. Questions, panic, packing debates — all welcome.
How to join us
- 01Become a memberRegister on WUGO, the official WashU student-organisation platform. This is what puts you on the roster.
- 02Join the WhatsApp groupWhere events, updates and every panicked 2 a.m. question actually happen. Come say hello before you land.
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