40 CommentsCalling all wannabe Bhangra members: it’s Hangama, the Organization of Pakistani Students’ annual Mock Wedding, in which a “groom” from NYU takes away his Columbian “bride”–which means more colorful outfits and South Asian dancing than you’ll see this side of the subcontinent (we exaggerate, but really). Even if it weren’t the perfect day, OPS knew how to get the crowds out: transplanting the legendary 53rd and 6th Chicken and Rice stand to Columbia. Bwog had to take a break.
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@i dont necessarily agree with you.
sure i can’t speak for other people all right, but i strongly believe that the reality is closer to my opinion than yours, i.e. bhangra is the most common type of south asian dance this country is aware of with the others considerably farther behind. as far as people recognizing music, again i strongly believe most people sort of lump it all together as general indian music and dont really know quite what dance and what music would be paired
also im awfully familiar with the spectrum of south asian dance since i lived in india for 10 years and have participated in several types of dancing myself (bharata natyam, raas, bhangra, etc)
@Anonymous your love and respect for all other groups is much appreciated.
however.
“when people in this country think of south asian dancing, bhangra is the thing that comes to mind since most folks arent familiar with most other types of dance.”
…? are you serious?? you can’t speak for most people in this country, you can only speak for yourself and your obviously limited knowledge of south asian dance genres.
i’m sure that “most folks” know about “that dance with the sticks.” [raas] i also feel very confident that many people know what the tabla is. tabla beats are directly related to classical indian dance, hence taal.
use bwog to educate. dont just go with whats most popular.
@sorry raas member but bhangra is king.
you don’t see Jay Z rapping over any gujrati shit. straight up punjabi yo. Bhangra eshtyle. Rishi Rich eshtyle.
@i like how this post has become just indians bashing each other. #37, we all know who you are…1. you spelled gujarati wrong. 2. no one says eshtyle. 3. no one listens to rishi rich anymore.
@hey hey gujarati was wrong but i know esshtyle sayers and i can definitely refute the last point because i love and listen to rishi rich
@ok i know i just needed something to argue about. im punjabi myself, why im defending the gujus, i do not know. i like rishi rich too, dont worry.
@bwog only tagged the post with bhangra but they never actually referred to any particular dance groups. they simply said South Asian dancing. besides, when people in this country think of south asian dancing, bhangra is the thing that comes to mind since most folks arent familiar with most other types of dance.
rest assured that i do have love, madd props, and crazy respect for taal, raas, bhangra, ops, hso, zamana, and all other groups on this campus that are even remotely related to south asia. that should mean a lot to you
@Anonymous in bwog. no mention of the other campus groups that supported this event …or performed at it? bah. laaamee. bhangra may be the most catchy, but shit. no love for raas or taal.
@groom who was the groom? he was hot.
@gosh it’s “there” not “their”– duh sakib.
@Anonymous OPS got no cut of the CNR money. As an avid, CNR gourmand, this was the REAL chicken and rice. Different physical cart (they were here past 8, when they set up at 53rd. Their A-cart was their, their B-cart was here), but same crew, same food, same t-shirts, same white-sauce.
They charged more probably to hedge against a low volume.
@baseball fan Does anyone else read OPS as “On-base Plus Slugging percentage”?
@avid food hunter i would just like to state, the stand wasnt the REAL chicken and rice, but only their neighbor, GYRO and rice…twas a cruel trick indeed.
@shira i would really like it if we had an hour (if not more) every day when south asian music would be blasted from the steps of low.
@and I would like a string quartet in the lobby’s of Hamilton and Greene, with a rock band in John Jay Dining Hall.
@anyway i bet OPS is keeping all the profits.
@You know! My secret is gone!
@i think you geniuses should realize that it’s 4 dollars for travel and 5 bucks for the meal…
So, essentially, you are saving yourself 2 bucks…
I’m down!
@well, not if you get someone else who’s already down there to bring you up a plate. which actually happens 90% of the time- so technically, a loss of $2, thank you very much.
@desi desi cutya, bancutya gandhu harijan
@you sound like a [guy?] named fausto
identity.. revealed
@if you're talking about ‘in da club’ rapped in punjabi, then download “Bohemia- The Punjabi Rapper’s song ’50 cent remix’ ”
yes i know, original title.
@chicken and rice costs $5 downtown. did they really charge $7 at this event?? OPS, why you always tryna rip people off!
@mlp You guys must have gotten ripped off, they only charged me $5.
@does anyone know where I can download that awesome (I’m no hipster) mix of bhangra and “in da club”?
@TAG Joy! Joy should be tagged on more things.
If not, you bwoggers should write more things to tag Joy on.
After the previous week, joy and good weather is very nice and sweet to have.
@bhangra was actually quite abhorrent, music or not. rohin and krishn seemed to have forgotten half their steps. satjot just plain sucks, and is by far the worst person on bhangra. who the fuck let him on? did anyone see him at tamasha? he has a horrendous case of two left feet.
@Wow You both display an insider’s knowledge and a critic’s disdain! Kudos!
@im #7 ok well i was just talking about their routine, they practically use the same moves over and over again(i.e. bending down real low and pointing) [umm new choreographer please?…] your song selection is amazing, but there’s a reason you guys aren’t doing well this year.
you, number 11, just bashed the dancers. harsh, but i like it! the girls are amazing though!
@the fact that you can’t tell that he’s being sarcastic shows that you’re a dumbass. And why do you start your sentences with “umm”. Speak with conviction, loser.
@hey! i never said i never understood it, see response #5 you son of a bitch. hows that for conviction, loser
@who was the bride this year
@bhangra wasnt even good this year, they lost like every competition they competed in.
@cute! I like that this post is categorized under “Joy”. Definitely appropriate.
@this was sweet awesome job, guys. I wanted to see even more dancing, it was so cool!
@i consider this afternoon of song my graduation.
thank you to all the people who participated!!!
@that music is disturbingly happy and catchy. As a hipster, I declare uncool for being too easy to like.
@well no one asked you, hipster!
@umm the fact that people can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or real shows that hipsters really do suck at being likable beings.
@I love cu bhangra.. except the sound system kept cutting out on them :-(