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I have to echo the comments above. As Tuckerrrr mentioned above, there is a greater concentration of Punjabis and Sikhs in the UK than North America. A lot of people still don't realise quite what is happening here... after decades of almost hating anything that was associated with the Punjab, young people born here in the UK are looking back to their roots and realising that it isn't embarrassing, or something to forget or brush under the carpet. The performances are improving with each year and in the cases where they might not be to our traditional tastes, encouragement to adopt those values and gain a greater understanding of the meaning behind bhangra is not going to come from sitting behind a computer screen and laughing or slagging people off.
We're all running the same race and jumping the same obstacles here, so why would you want to trip each other up? Support each other, offer criticism but do it constructively and above all else recognise that people are really trying here. India may have become dog-eat-dog since my grandfather left, but I know in my heart that Punjabis don't want to go down that road, so let's not.
Ramdeep Bajwa who posted above is a great example, as are the likes of Jas Poonian, Deepak Singh Sethi, Amrita Kaur Sandhu, Bhavini Joshi and everyone else at Birmingham of how much hard work is being put in here. Similarly my other favourite team over at Queen Mary have the likes of Simon Berik, Isha Dhillon, Kabir Singh Sandhu and Sheroy Zaq to name again, just a few. I'm name-dropping the kids that we personally met who are dedicated, find every book that they can about bhangra and try to improve their knowledge of this craft. I'm rambling now, but only because we think what these students are doing is nothing short of remarkable, all the more so because nobody is helping them... Lay off slating them and give constructive criticism or go back to dancing to Mehsopuria in your bedroom.
We're all running the same race and jumping the same obstacles here, so why would you want to trip each other up? Support each other, offer criticism but do it constructively and above all else recognise that people are really trying here. India may have become dog-eat-dog since my grandfather left, but I know in my heart that Punjabis don't want to go down that road, so let's not.
Ramdeep Bajwa who posted above is a great example, as are the likes of Jas Poonian, Deepak Singh Sethi, Amrita Kaur Sandhu, Bhavini Joshi and everyone else at Birmingham of how much hard work is being put in here. Similarly my other favourite team over at Queen Mary have the likes of Simon Berik, Isha Dhillon, Kabir Singh Sandhu and Sheroy Zaq to name again, just a few. I'm name-dropping the kids that we personally met who are dedicated, find every book that they can about bhangra and try to improve their knowledge of this craft. I'm rambling now, but only because we think what these students are doing is nothing short of remarkable, all the more so because nobody is helping them... Lay off slating them and give constructive criticism or go back to dancing to Mehsopuria in your bedroom.
Well done for putting up the vids for people to discuss.
