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- Saleem
I had been waiting for this topic to be addressed for quite some time and Stephen Gucciardi aka the "Gora Punjabi" spoke about it in his most recent video. For those who don't know, he's a Religious Studies major/Italian & South Asian studies minor out of The University of Toronto and he has a...
For those that keep up with the Bhangra Empire blog by Omer (former dancer/now "coach"), he stated that Bhangra Empire will NOT be performing at Elite 8 2012 in one of his latest blog posts: http://bhangraempire.com/blog/2011/11/17/elite-8-2012-predictions-and-thoughts/
The 4th paragraph...
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Download links for Bhangra Empire & FAUJ removed upon request.
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Swanny vs Murali 50p challenge HD by Farrukh
I thought this was pretty amazing.. probably took them about half a day to do, but it's still impressive.
Enjoy!
~ Basim :)
So I got forwarded this in an e-mail and thought I would share with my fellow BTF lovers :-*
Imagine if your computer were to start working in Punjabi, you will have commands like these on your computer (no kidding!)
Send = Sutto
Insert = Wich Paao
Attachement = Naal Laao
Edit =...
For those that appreciate talent in whatever form it's presented in:
YoYoFactory Present: Jensen Kimmitt 2010 World yoyo Contest 1A 1st Place
~ Basim :)
The man first refuses to get down of the train and later gets a heavy electric shock on the train roof leaving him dead instantly.
Video: http://www.zappinternet.com/video/paxZpaPwiH/Train-Incident-in-India
Enjoy!
~ Basim :)
www.lockerz.com
It's pretty much a site where you get points for answering a poll each day (it's like 1 question that takes 5 seconds) and you can trade in your points for stuff like a bunch of different electronics. It's a 100% legit website, NOT a scam (do some google searches), and your...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AogWT8MR0B0
Vision Vee Animation Presents A Desi Culture Shock, BABAJI.
Skit produced by DCS - Band
Animation by Vision Vee Productions
Year: 2007
Also check out Dalvinder Singh - Yaar Da Viah - A Vision Vee Animation.
Enjoy it everyone!!
~ Basim :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL9Wu2kWwSY
I thought this video was well made and enjoyed watching it. It's always refreshing to take a look at things on a global perspective (seeing the "big picture").
Hope you all like it.
~ Basim :)
A great glimpse and brief history regarding the beloved dance form, Jhoomer (often spelled Jhumar - the root being "Jhum," as in the motion of rocking from side to side)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m49LYR_waXs
Apologies for the bad quality, I couldn't find a better version anywhere else.
~...
Great article that caught my eye: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1127056/The-real-Slumdog-Millionaires-Behind-cinema-fantasy-mafia-gangs-deliberately-crippling-children-profit.html
It's so sad to read about this knowing that this happens day by day in our own country...
Not sure when all of you cool cats are celebrating, but just wanted to wish everyone a very blessed & happy...
*Eid Al Adha Mubarak!*
~ Basim :D
FYI - Ours is gonna be celebrated tomorrow (Monday). Enjoy sacrificing those lambs (sheep), cows, goats, etc! Halal FTW! ;)
Song Request: Ace DJ - Chanday (Desi)
Can someone post the mp3 of this? I used to have the entire album, but I dunno what I did with it :-\
Thanks!
~ Basim