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Condolences to Temple Bhangra
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My heartfelt condolences go out to Temple University Bhangra. This is the most tragic thing; I can't even fathom how painful this is for your families. The BTF team would like to show our community's solidarity and that our prayers are with you and yours. I encourage all community members to do what little we can, and share this image on facebook as Nikhil mentioned.Nikhil said:
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Heartfelt condolences to the team and the girls family/friends <3
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Heartfelt condolences to the team and the girls family/friends <3
Rest in peace, Kammini.
Hope all of those affected by this tragedy are given the strength to get through this time. Also that the injured members recover quickly and peacefully, both emotionally and physically.
We are so sorry for your loss, Temple University Bhangra.
You were with us all on Saturday night.
Hope all of those affected by this tragedy are given the strength to get through this time. Also that the injured members recover quickly and peacefully, both emotionally and physically.
We are so sorry for your loss, Temple University Bhangra.
You were with us all on Saturday night.
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Thoughts & Prayers to Temple Univ. Bhangra
Just Heard about the devastating news regarding one of Temple University Bhangra's member's
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Temple University Bhangra team and their families
Also to anyone on BTF who had the privilege to meet/know Kammini Ragoopath, or the rest of the Temple team.
Just Heard about the devastating news regarding one of Temple University Bhangra's member's
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Temple University Bhangra team and their families
Also to anyone on BTF who had the privilege to meet/know Kammini Ragoopath, or the rest of the Temple team.
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Very sad to hear all of this. The night before this incident happened, we were driving to NC. During the 5-6 hours that I drove the TruSkool Folk van, I had seen about 5-6 very horrific accidents (some of them too sad to mention in this topic). My friend kept telling me, "Babe Nanak nu yaad karke chalayi ja." The weather was so bad and the roads were not cleaned, so I kept doing simran while driving. Coming back from NC was another test. This incident was in the back of my head the whole time I drove; I was extra careful driving in the rainy weather we met through from Maryland to NY. One of my friend's parents didn't let him come in the van with us, and bought him a plane ticket. I can certainly imagine my parents doing the same after they hear of this incident.
A request to all designated-drivers for teams, please be extra careful. Remember that your friends lives rest in your hands. May Waheguru bless us all.
A request to all designated-drivers for teams, please be extra careful. Remember that your friends lives rest in your hands. May Waheguru bless us all.
Tradegy Stirkes Temple Bhangra Team in Route to Competition.
I would Like to send my Condolences to the entire Temple Bhangra team for the tragic accident that occurred over the weekend.
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A Temple University student with a passion for dance, and described as the "life of the party," died early yesterday on her way to a North Carolina dance competition.
Sophomore Kammini Ragoopath, 21, of Lansdale, was among eight members of Temple's Bhangra and Giddah team on their way to a cultural competition to perform traditional Indian dance.
"She had a lot of passion," said a close friend, Rajeev Sajja, who joined other friends and relatives mourning the loss at Ragoopath's home yesterday. "She was fun, and she was always the life of the party."
Ragoopath was ejected from a van when it hit a guardrail on I-85 in southern Virginia, State Police Sgt. Thomas J. Molnar said.
The driver, teammate Bilal Badruddin, "was tired and possibly fell asleep," Molnar said.
Ragoopath and Fatima Pervaiz, 20, were the only two in the van not wearing seat belts, and both were thrown from a rear window, Molnar said. Pervaiz was flown to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond with serious injuries, but they were not life-threatening, police said. The others were treated at nearby hospitals, also for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Badruddin, 20, of Cranford, N.J., was charged with reckless driving.
The van drifted off to the left shoulder, striking the guardrail, before the driver overcorrected and struck the right guardrail, Molnar said. Ragoopath was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ragoopath was a graduate of North Penn High School and attended Temple with a major in kinesiology, the study of human movement.
Although Ragoopath enjoyed tennis, her passion was dance, Sajja said.
She was among 11 members of Temple's relatively new dance team. The team's Facebook page notes the team started in 2007 and debuted with performances at Temple before taking part in other competitions.
The Temple dancers were scheduled to perform this weekend in Durham as an exhibition team, not part of the main competition, said event cochair Tiffany Saini, a junior at North Carolina State University.
"We're really sorry. Nobody ever expects these things to happen," Saini said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Temple University and all the friends and family involved."
The team piled into the van late Friday and planned to drive through the night to get to North Carolina. The crash happened about 2:30 a.m., 300 miles into the trip, in Dinwiddie County about 25 miles south of Richmond.
Manisha Modi, a passenger who said she had broken part of her jaw and collarbone, called the crash "a freak accident."
"There wasn't anything that was out of control or irresponsible," Modi, 19, said from a hospital in Petersburg, Va. "There's no one to blame."
Temple University president Ann Weaver Hart said counseling would be available for students.
"The loss of a member of our community is never easy, and the sudden death of one of our students is particularly heartbreaking," Hart said in a statement yesterday.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/85752112.html
I would Like to send my Condolences to the entire Temple Bhangra team for the tragic accident that occurred over the weekend.
Inquirer Staff Writer
A Temple University student with a passion for dance, and described as the "life of the party," died early yesterday on her way to a North Carolina dance competition.
Sophomore Kammini Ragoopath, 21, of Lansdale, was among eight members of Temple's Bhangra and Giddah team on their way to a cultural competition to perform traditional Indian dance.
"She had a lot of passion," said a close friend, Rajeev Sajja, who joined other friends and relatives mourning the loss at Ragoopath's home yesterday. "She was fun, and she was always the life of the party."
Ragoopath was ejected from a van when it hit a guardrail on I-85 in southern Virginia, State Police Sgt. Thomas J. Molnar said.
The driver, teammate Bilal Badruddin, "was tired and possibly fell asleep," Molnar said.
Ragoopath and Fatima Pervaiz, 20, were the only two in the van not wearing seat belts, and both were thrown from a rear window, Molnar said. Pervaiz was flown to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond with serious injuries, but they were not life-threatening, police said. The others were treated at nearby hospitals, also for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Badruddin, 20, of Cranford, N.J., was charged with reckless driving.
The van drifted off to the left shoulder, striking the guardrail, before the driver overcorrected and struck the right guardrail, Molnar said. Ragoopath was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ragoopath was a graduate of North Penn High School and attended Temple with a major in kinesiology, the study of human movement.
Although Ragoopath enjoyed tennis, her passion was dance, Sajja said.
She was among 11 members of Temple's relatively new dance team. The team's Facebook page notes the team started in 2007 and debuted with performances at Temple before taking part in other competitions.
The Temple dancers were scheduled to perform this weekend in Durham as an exhibition team, not part of the main competition, said event cochair Tiffany Saini, a junior at North Carolina State University.
"We're really sorry. Nobody ever expects these things to happen," Saini said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Temple University and all the friends and family involved."
The team piled into the van late Friday and planned to drive through the night to get to North Carolina. The crash happened about 2:30 a.m., 300 miles into the trip, in Dinwiddie County about 25 miles south of Richmond.
Manisha Modi, a passenger who said she had broken part of her jaw and collarbone, called the crash "a freak accident."
"There wasn't anything that was out of control or irresponsible," Modi, 19, said from a hospital in Petersburg, Va. "There's no one to blame."
Temple University president Ann Weaver Hart said counseling would be available for students.
"The loss of a member of our community is never easy, and the sudden death of one of our students is particularly heartbreaking," Hart said in a statement yesterday.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/85752112.html
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I'm sure all of you have mourned introspectively and discussed the accident with your teams.
I know this was a freak accident, but there are always measures we can take to lessen the risk. As Jeeti pointed out earlier in the thread, always keeping a passenger awake, not practicing or partying too hard the night before, etc.
I just emailed my team, looking forward to their competitions and basically sounded like a mom and it felt really good to talk about everything.
I understand that Kammini was affectionately called Mini: May her life be a tribute to dance and her passion.
I know this was a freak accident, but there are always measures we can take to lessen the risk. As Jeeti pointed out earlier in the thread, always keeping a passenger awake, not practicing or partying too hard the night before, etc.
I just emailed my team, looking forward to their competitions and basically sounded like a mom and it felt really good to talk about everything.
I understand that Kammini was affectionately called Mini: May her life be a tribute to dance and her passion.
Jashan Bhangra
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends who have lost their loved one. There are very few word that bring comfort during a time like this, but please know your sorrow is shared among so many.
God Bless
God Bless
Especially being on a team located in the middle of nowhere, and coming from Cali myself (not used to snowy icy roads) deep inside I have always been very nervous/on-edge for long drives especially in the winter. This really could have happened to anyone, at any time. My sincerest condolences go out to Temple. May those who survived recover fully both mentally and physically. We had you guys in mind throughout the weekend and it's still very tough to get past it. God Bless.
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My sincere condolences to Temple Bhangra and with the family of the Kammini.
May God give strength to the family of the injured and Kammini.
May Kammini Rest in Peace.
-Rohit
May God give strength to the family of the injured and Kammini.
May Kammini Rest in Peace.
-Rohit
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the day i read this post i was traumatized for the whole day.
May waheguru help with their loss.
May waheguru help with their loss.