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On Saturday 22 May 2010, Bhangra flashmobs were held in London and Birmingham. We were out in Birmingham to show our support in the campaign to save the BBC Asian Network from closure.
Massive thanks to all those who showed support for the event.
Below is a slideshow of photographs from the day and you can also watch a video capturing some of the highlights of the event.
Check out the slideshow of the photographs from the Bhangra Flashmob taken by Jaskirt Dhaliwal.
As the future of BBC Asian Network & 6 Music is decided, London Musician Ranvir Singh Verma is taking his protest a step further walking from London to Birmingham. Backwards!
Part of the four day challenge Verma will embark on a 120 mile journey from London’s BBC Centre on 22nd May 2010 to The Mailbox, Birmingham arriving ahead of the public consultation closure 25th May 2010. His protest journey will start on the day of the world’s first ever Bhangra Flashmob! For more details on the Flashmob,click here.
Verma thought of the idea of walking backwards after hearing about Lotan Baba, Indian’s famous ‘Rolling Saint’ who has rolled over 18,000 miles across India in a bid for unity and peace. His belief in penance and the backwards step for BBC’s decision to close BBC Asian Network and 6 Music encouraged Verma to devise this challenge.
Through this Verma hopes to build support for the campaign to ‘save BBC Asian Network and 6 Music’.
For more information call Punch on 0121 224 7444.
Check out the short clip added when Punch hit the Birmingham Vaisakhi Mela 2010, click here.
Come and make history with us!
The World’s first ever and biggest BHANGRA FLASHMOB is here to help support the campaign to save the BBC Asian Network and British Asian music.
Date: 22nd May 2010
Time: 1pm
Location: Central London, TBC
RSVP to the facebook group page and join the World’s 1st and biggest BHANGRA FLASHMOB – to save Asian Network, click here.
UPDATE on 21st May 2010:
Due to overwhelming support a second flashmob event will take place Victoria Sqaure, Birmingham from 12.30 noon.
Check out Punch’s short clip of Bhangra stars signing up to the World’s first ever Bhangra Flashmob:
Check out the short clip added when Punch hit the Birmingham Vaisakhi Mela 2010, click here.
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