Watch: RP Bhangra Tryouts/Documentary

[Jabar Jung]

lol pancho puri video vich kissey ney punjabi vich gal ni keeti. lagda sadi team hi va jehdi maa phan di gaal ton bina ni boldi

gal ida di nahi eh yaara, main eh film amreekan loka dey vastey banareya. premiere karna chaunda indie film festivals tho. sadey punjabiyan nu bhangre dey baarey ch patah si, lekin ah gora lokan nu vi educate karna chaunda. theek hai, mr. maa boli rakshahk?

Nai bharaava teri boli badi kharaab aa lol, now sing some boliyan !

 

[Varun]

a good point has actually been brought up: Punjabi as a spoken language amongst practitioners of bhangra in NA. Is it necessary to speak Punjabi? Is it hypocritical to not? No right answers but another aspect of identity that should be covered in the documentary

i want to interview an elder and get his opinon on it. I might talk to one of the Pradhaans or sevadars at my local gurudwara and see what they think (though Punjabi linguistic preservation is not necessarily their main job, as religious cultivation probably takes up most of their time)

just for that epiphany, V:OT is getting a "special thanks" credit

 

[HarmanSingh]

i want to interview an elder and get his opinon on it. I might talk to one of the Pradhaans or sevadars at my local gurudwara and see what they think (though Punjabi linguistic preservation is not necessarily their main job, as religious cultivation probably takes up most of their time)

Preserving Punjabi is vital to the preservation of Sikhi. If our generation continues the way we are (both in Punjab and abroad) we will have a small group of people who can actually read the Guru Granth Sahib and other Banis and Sikhs will rely solely on translations and transliterations which may or may not be accurate and reflect the full beauty of Gurbani.

There is no substitute for reading what the Gurus wrote in the language they wrote it in because Gurbani has so much poetic meaning, is structured it in a specific way and it is hard to truly appreciate the beauty if you are just reading translations.

So I would argue it should be a main part of their "job".

 

[Jabar Jung]

Bai ji je assi ni punjabi bolan ge ta hora ne ta ki bolna. Je oh saade culture to kuch laina chaunde ne ta ohna nu jehdiya cheeja Bhangre de naal banniya hoyian ne, oh VI sikhniya jaroori ne..

Bhangra paa liya, daru peeli, kudiyan naal hook up hoge, Bhangra da meaning aahi reh giya ajj kall for most of the people these days.

Dooje thread hi pard lo aape dikh jaan ge eho jehe kanjarr eh forum te.

 

[Varun]

i want to interview an elder and get his opinon on it. I might talk to one of the Pradhaans or sevadars at my local gurudwara and see what they think (though Punjabi linguistic preservation is not necessarily their main job, as religious cultivation probably takes up most of their time)

Preserving Punjabi is vital to the preservation of Sikhi. If our generation continues the way we are (both in Punjab and abroad) we will have a small group of people who can actually read the Guru Granth Sahib and other Banis and Sikhs will rely solely on translations and transliterations which may or may not be accurate and reflect the full beauty of Gurbani.

There is no substitute for reading what the Gurus wrote in the language they wrote it in because Gurbani has so much poetic meaning, is structured it in a specific way and it is hard to truly appreciate the beauty if you are just reading translations.

So I would argue it should be a main part of their "job".

interesting view, Harman, one which I hope to catch on camera, as well. I can't help but to think of other religions though: How many Hindus read the Vedas or Gita in Sanskrit? How many Christians read the Gospels in their original Aramic or Greek prose? Would the millions of practicining Buddhists outside of India read the Dhammapada in Pali or is it better that they have their mandarin/canto/thai/korean/etc translations? It seems that the original language is the best way to learn the holy scriptures of any religion, but whats the practical feasability of it after thousands and thousands of years?

 

[lilhira510]

harvys so uptight hahahahaha

 

[panic! at the bhangra]

hahaha you caught me creeping in the back teaching that late girl lol

 

[Meistro]

Bhangra paa liya, daru peeli, kudiyan naal hook up hoge, Bhangra da meaning aahi reh giya ajj kall for most of the people these days.

this was EXACTLY my reason for starting the "why you do bhangra" thread. good one jabar.