Condolences to Temple Bhangra

[lavesh]

everyone,

i am horrified at the tragedy that i heard about temple bhangra, and i wanted to offer my condolences to the victims of the tragedy...apparently, on the way to perform as an exhibition act at vpd, a car with temple bhangra members had an accident late last nite/early morning and a team member passed away in the hospital, and 2 others were critically injured...im sorry if i have incorrect information, and im sorry if this is out of place to post this, but i am truly heartbroken about your loss, so please accept my condolences....throughout the entire nite at vpd, all i could think about was how everyone was happy dancing on stage, yelling lalkare, going wild, drinkin at afterparty, and doing w.e else kids do, and this team had to suffer such a horrific tragedy while everyone was having a good time....wen i got home from vpd, i was talkin about this with my mom, and as i left for the after party, she just told me "be careful on the way there"...but the way she said it, i just couldnt stop thinking about how that poor girl's mom must have felt after she found out the news that her daughter will never come home...neways, if anyone finds offense to this post in any way, please PM me and i will just delete everything i wrote (i dont kno if i can delete a topic, but ill delete this entire post and replace it with nothing)....RIP for that young woman, and i hope for a speedy recovery for the other members....waheguru ji, have mercy on all of us

rab rakha,

lavesh

 

[Billoo0]

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That truly is sad... may she rest in peace and may god give peace to her soul and enough strength and love to her family and friends to get through this tragic time...

i was talkin about this with my mom, and as i left for the after party, she just told me "be careful on the way there"...but the way she said it, i just couldnt stop thinking about how that poor girl's mom must have felt after she found out the news that her daughter will never come home

This gives me goosebumps ...

 

[zagreus]

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That truly is sad... may she rest in peace and may god give peace to her soul and enough strength and love to her family and friends to get through this tragic time...

i was talkin about this with my mom, and as i left for the after party, she just told me "be careful on the way there"...but the way she said it, i just couldnt stop thinking about how that poor girl's mom must have felt after she found out the news that her daughter will never come home

This gives me goosebumps ...

they started elite 8 by talking about this...and honestly, hearing that news didn't really let me enjoy the first 2 team's performances as much. you kinda just sit there and think.

 

[Jeeti]

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Thank you Lavesh for posting this....It is a sad story and should serve as a reminder to how short life is. Also, although in this situation it appears to have just been a freak accident..please all teams traveling anywhere especially in situations where the cars are packed in...drive carefully and cautiously..it is easy to get distracted when you have your teammates in the car. I can't emphasize this enough.

 

[MPElive]

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My condolences to the victims of this horrific accident. This is something that should never happen but it happens all the time. Whoever is driving to competitions/events, make sure to be extra careful in this weather.

I was driving home from work last night and my car almost skidded off the highway because there was a patch of thin ice built up middle of nowhere. Just be extra careful, especially driving in the dark/night.

 

[Mandi]

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My condolences to the young girl's family and friends and I wish them all the courage to get through this tough time in their lives.

 

[rajkaran]

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My sincere condolences go out to the family and friends if those in the car. May they all get well soon and have the strength to get through this time. I am sure all of us here on BTF are here for you guys.

May all the teams from vpd, e8, and norcal travel back home safely.

 

[Saab]

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Times like this give us pause and reflection on not only bhangra, but life in general. We find not only reasons for joy and sadness at competitions, but also as a team and as a community at large. I will confess I know no one on Temple Bhangra, but your loss is our loss in a brethren of tight-knit individuals. Take it to heart that your pain is our pain, and that our thoughts and prayers rest with your family.

It is things like this that strengthen my resolve to do the things I love, for great people and organizations who give so much to do what they love are inspirations for us all, and give purpose to otherwise hesitant hands.


god bless

 

[kinnell]

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[Rajbir]

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god bless to the families of this incident.

 

[Sunny B]

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That's sad...

 

[jvirk]

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when i found this out on saturday when i was helping truskool get ready, my heart literally sank and i was in shock and awe for a while. we had a moment of silence at the beginning of vpd for their whole team, but to be honest with you i have been thinking about this horrific accident pretty much all day today and even all of yesterday. i was literally thinking about this all during the show - its a terrible tragedy. it's so sad, and when i told my mom and dad this morning - they were really sad and couldnt imagine what this poor girl's family is going through. my prayers go out to the whole team and their families.

congratulations to drexel bhangra who dedicated thier performance to the temple bhangra team - very classy move on your team's behalf - its to my understanding your team knew pretty much all of temple bhangra which means it most definitely affected you guys quite a bit.

God Bless

 

[RaveenB]

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Deeply sorry to hear such sad news. My thought and prayers go out to the members of the victims of this car crash and to the members/friends of Temple Bhangra. May God give the 2 in critical condition the strength to a safe and well recovery.

 

[lavesh]

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found an article on it:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/85752112.html

thankfully, according to this, i was incorrect that 2 people were critically injured, one 1 young lady was injured severely, but not-life threatening

 

[adityagrover]

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Satnaam Waheguru

my sincerest condolences to the families of the victims as well as the temple univ bhangra team. i was at elite 8 as well and they had a moment of silence at the very beginning of the show. we drove up from tampa florida so we got texts to drive carefully when news of the accident spread around.

 

[SWEETaadmi786]

On Behalf of Temple University Bhangra, I appreciate everyones concern. We are taking the loss of Kammini is stride. I don't recall anything from that night, but I am glad that the Team was together thru all of this. The support that we have gotten from our family, friends, fraternity brothers / sorority sisters, is more than we can ask for. I did text Drexel University Bhangra throughout the day, and they told us about what VPD did. I told the rest of the team, and I know they all appreciate the dedication as well. Kammini and I started the team our freshmen year in college, and we would have done anything to get our team's name out in the Bhangra world, but from the day that has passed, I would rather have it the way it was, where Temple University Bhangra was a no-name team and my best friend was still here. Although Temple University Bhangra, may take off for the rest of the semester due to injuries we are currently suffering, we still have love for Bhangra. We will be at Bhangra Blowout, whether we are dancing as an exhibition act or not.

Thank You,
Bilal Badruddin

 

[Nikhil]

On behalf of the BTF Moderation Board, and DCMPAA, our Bhangra Community will stand with Temple University Bhangra, and assist you in any way possible. We are deeply saddened by the loss of your teammate, co-founder, dancer and friend, and we will be here for you whenever, wherever. The BTF Moderation board is planning to show condolences by defaulting a special picture for facebook accounts. We hope to provide more information as soon as possible. Temple University, if there is anything you need, please contact anyone on BTF. God Bless

 

[zagreus]

On behalf of the BTF Moderation Board, and DCMPAA, our Bhangra Community will stand with Temple University Bhangra, and assist you in any way possible. We are deeply saddened by the loss of your teammate, co-founder, dancer and friend, and we will be here for you whenever, wherever. The BTF Moderation board is planning to show condolences by defaulting a special picture for facebook accounts. We hope to provide more information as soon as possible. Temple University, if there is anything you need, please contact anyone on BTF. God Bless

Gotta agree entirely with what Nikhil just said. We do have our differences in the bhangra community, but we stand united when sadness comes.

 

[Kanvar]

damn this is tragic.

 

[Pooja]

I was really sad to hear this yesterday, and my heart goes out to all of you at Temple and the young girl's family.

I pray for the strength of her family and friends to get through this.