Bhangra Blizzard 2010 Team Announcements: Finalized Lineup 12/24/09

[voxanimus]

i have no idea what's going on here but this thread has been read at least 20790 times and i think that deserves mentioning

 

[Rajesh Ravikumar]

It is one the most notorious scams of the Bhangra Scene in NA. Anil Wanted: $500,000

 

[himynameis]

thiss was genius!!! lmao

 

[Saleem]

I wish he had a more unique name so that everyone would know that Anil Prasad is a fraud.


This also rekindled my motivation to look into the feasibility of a small claims case

 

[psoni1]

This also rekindled my motivation to look into the feasibility of a small claims case

haha not to be a law school dork but...you could totally sue his ass, Saleem, you don't even need small claims court...NYS has jurisdiction over him and I think that if he has any sort of property in the state still (his house, stocks, etc.) they can totally be seized pending a trial...he'd prolly just settle out of court cuz it's easier and he'd know that he'd lose...ok im done now lol ;D

 

[KushK]

here we go again

 

[himynameis]

can we crunch numbers together to find out how much he really got away with??


and ive taken a business law class isnt there a thing that says if someone does something and gets away with it for two years then you cant charge him/her??

 

[SanghaSoldier]

For those of us with a more "recent" interest in bhangra and also who dont want to read 14 pages of comments, could you please give us a small summary to enlighten us on this situation?

 

[Saleem]

For those of us with a more "recent" interest in bhangra and also who dont want to read 14 pages of comments, could you please give us a small summary to enlighten us on this situation?

He held a performance at a HS in (likely for close to a few hundred bucks to rent) called Bhangra Allstars. Not too many people came but there were still a few hundred in attendance (so he got revenue).


He didn't pay the winning teams their prize money, and didn't pay judges (including me) reimbursement as promised. He cried about not getting much money from it, losing his job, whatever sob story anyone would listen to. At the end of the day he took the risk to throw the competition and then ran with whatever money there was.

 

[KingGeorge]

BHANGRA ALLSTARS = BEST COMP EVER

no mixer... no liasons... no audience... no trophies... NO TENSION BHAI

 

[KushK]

Quick question: The teams that registered for bhangra blizzard- did you all pay a registration fee? If so how much? Did you ever get it back?

 

[yraparla]

and ive taken a business law class isnt there a thing that says if someone does something and gets away with it for two years then you cant charge him/her??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_limitations

 

[smp]

damn Anil Prasad aka Danny Ocean straight up just robbed peoples money and disappeared.

the boy did some homework before putting his operation in effect. guys probably out in the Caribbean sipping pina coladas by now lol

 

[Gurbir Singh Aulakh]

BHANGRA ALLSTARS = BEST COMP EVER

no mixer... no liasons... no audience... no trophies... NO TENSION BHAI

No trophies? you sure? haha

 

[Saleem]

Statute of limitations for a written or oral contract in new york state is 6 years.

 

[JasdeepJ]

Just saw this thread and dnt wrry Bhangra blizzard will be up and running again in a year or 2 were working on it its just tht the team had to start from ground up but as a team filled with freshmen we got time

 

[Sue Sylvester]

Let it go, guys. It's getting petty now.


It's not like this was a scam or he had bad intentions from the beginning. For whatever reason, whether he was at fault or not, he had a poor turnout and was unable to break even, pay the three placing teams and compensate judges. Teams and judges were not financially crippled because they performed at this one event. The three placing teams competed, got recognition, had a great time and continued to compete and thrive at other competitions.


Anil Prasad will need to live with the fact that he is not a man of his word. Whether or not this still haunts him should no longer be a concern to us. He is gone. All-stars is long over. BTF has documented and made an example of him. Now, it is time for us to just let it go. I'm not defending him in any way, but to say things like "he robbed people" makes the community look naive.

 

[Saleem]

Sue, if he had made an effort to pay towards teams' and judges' expenses, I would agree with you. In reality, he came here and said "teams will be paid", "judges will be paid" and then disappeared. He made no good faith effort to reimburse or reward. I didn't go there with the hope to win $1000+ -- I went with the understanding that I volunteered my time and weekend to judge Bhangra Allstars, and that at the least, my rental car expense would be reimbursed. He has had plenty of time, even if he had some college entry-level job, to slowly make amends with the winning teams and judges. He has made no such effort. Therefore, I think there's no reason to "just let it go". What I do agree with is that there's nothing new to discuss on this topic.

 

[AnkurK]

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wife's contact info. worth a shot asking her for anil's number.

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[AnkurK]

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