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Save Rang Bhavan
We all went there, we all enjoyed there, we probably had our fondest memories there. Now it must go! Yes Rang Bhavan probably faces its toughest challenge yet. The shrine of rockers old and new, has come under the threat of being closed forever. A recent high court judgement has deemed Rang Bhavan as a venue which falls under a silence zone, a place within 100 metres of any court, religious place, educational institution or hospital.
Rang Bhavan is a cultural heritage structure. It is a shrine for rock fans, rock bands,jazz fans, jazz bands, theatre aficionados, folk music enthusiasts. The famous Independence rock is a festival that has been held in Rang Bhavan for the last 18 years! It is one of the two biggest rock festivals taking place in Bombays event calendar besides other rock shows that take place there. It holds special place in the hearts of the rock fans not only for the entertainment value the festival holds but it also is one of the rare occasions where the rock fans get to see their favorite seasoned professional rock bands playing besides new amateur ones, who compete with each other for winning the competition.
Competition bands from all the over the country start rehearsing 2 months in advance to be seen and try to win the coveted first prize, not because the monetary value to be earned is lot but just the chance to be seen by 10,000 rock fans is worth all the effort put in. It also establishes their name in the rock fraternity and earns them respect and shows as the credibility of a band is measured by the performance a certain rock band had offered in Independence rock. No wonder bands like Indus Creed, Agni, Pentagram, Parikrama among others who went ahead to become extremely successful rock bands signed by record labels owe a lot of their success to Rang Bhavan.
Besides rock, jazz yatra has been conducted for the 17th time in the last 25 years with artistes from all over the world performing in Rang Bhavan. And indeed the jazz fans were stunned when the regular venue had to be changed to a venue with lesser seating capacity.
Also Rang Bhavan plays host to plays are conducted by big theatre groups and small who range from within Bombay to other smaller towns in Maharashtra. It provides an oppurtunity to exhibit their talent at a cheaper rate which will not be affordable at private venues
Indian classical maestros including Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussian among others have performed to packed houses in Rang Bhavan. Global superstars like Sting, Jethro Tull, John Mc Laughlin among others have performed in Rang Bhavan.
Indeed it would be an irreparable loss, if Rang Bhavan would have to close down. Its historical importance as well as Rock musics good health lies in the restoration of Rang Bhavan
We are conducting a signature drive among other activities in the campaign to save Rang Bhavan. Please sign as these signatures will play a vital role in making a case for Rang Bhavan in the courts as well as creating popular and moral support for its restoration. Please contact your CR for any information required for the same.
You might have missed the first landing on the moon, but dont miss this oppurtunity to be part of history!
Sujeet
President,
Bombay Rock Association
We all went there, we all enjoyed there, we probably had our fondest memories there. Now it must go! Yes Rang Bhavan probably faces its toughest challenge yet. The shrine of rockers old and new, has come under the threat of being closed forever. A recent high court judgement has deemed Rang Bhavan as a venue which falls under a silence zone, a place within 100 metres of any court, religious place, educational institution or hospital.
Rang Bhavan is a cultural heritage structure. It is a shrine for rock fans, rock bands,jazz fans, jazz bands, theatre aficionados, folk music enthusiasts. The famous Independence rock is a festival that has been held in Rang Bhavan for the last 18 years! It is one of the two biggest rock festivals taking place in Bombays event calendar besides other rock shows that take place there. It holds special place in the hearts of the rock fans not only for the entertainment value the festival holds but it also is one of the rare occasions where the rock fans get to see their favorite seasoned professional rock bands playing besides new amateur ones, who compete with each other for winning the competition.
Competition bands from all the over the country start rehearsing 2 months in advance to be seen and try to win the coveted first prize, not because the monetary value to be earned is lot but just the chance to be seen by 10,000 rock fans is worth all the effort put in. It also establishes their name in the rock fraternity and earns them respect and shows as the credibility of a band is measured by the performance a certain rock band had offered in Independence rock. No wonder bands like Indus Creed, Agni, Pentagram, Parikrama among others who went ahead to become extremely successful rock bands signed by record labels owe a lot of their success to Rang Bhavan.
Besides rock, jazz yatra has been conducted for the 17th time in the last 25 years with artistes from all over the world performing in Rang Bhavan. And indeed the jazz fans were stunned when the regular venue had to be changed to a venue with lesser seating capacity.
Also Rang Bhavan plays host to plays are conducted by big theatre groups and small who range from within Bombay to other smaller towns in Maharashtra. It provides an oppurtunity to exhibit their talent at a cheaper rate which will not be affordable at private venues
Indian classical maestros including Shiv Kumar Sharma, Zakir Hussian among others have performed to packed houses in Rang Bhavan. Global superstars like Sting, Jethro Tull, John Mc Laughlin among others have performed in Rang Bhavan.
Indeed it would be an irreparable loss, if Rang Bhavan would have to close down. Its historical importance as well as Rock musics good health lies in the restoration of Rang Bhavan
We are conducting a signature drive among other activities in the campaign to save Rang Bhavan. Please sign as these signatures will play a vital role in making a case for Rang Bhavan in the courts as well as creating popular and moral support for its restoration. Please contact your CR for any information required for the same.
You might have missed the first landing on the moon, but dont miss this oppurtunity to be part of history!
Sujeet
President,
Bombay Rock Association
234 Signatures
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Sujeet Ramanna
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- Keep on rocking in a free world
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pooja
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- rock on
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Joy
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Charles
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abhijit jadhav
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- we must do something .. im in for the march
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manu singh
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- atleast i am there virtually
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Ironman
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- ya right close rang bhavan down and let speakers blaze during festivals. What happens to 'peace' and 'serenity' then ? Rang bhavan, if closed down, would be a tremendous loss.
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Srinivas
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Vandana Bhalla
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- Rang bhawan deserves us.
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Manas
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Shantanu Basu
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Prashant
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- i wanted to play there before i die
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Anupam Roy
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- DONT LET THIS DIE!!!
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Rohit Pereira
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Fali Damania
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ravi
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shrikanth iyer
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- save it yo.
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Nikhil
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- Save Rang Bhavan!
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R.Venkatraman
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vaibhav
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- I urge the govt. to amend this law so that it doesnt prohibit cultural activities which actually are fair enough and do not pose a disturbance
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siddarth
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Zorran
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- Please please dont throw rang bhavan away.its my 2nd home :(
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nishant
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- save rang bhavan as its a heritage for all music lovers old and new
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Hasit Trivedi
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rohil
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Shantanu Gautam
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Jay
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Siddharth
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Shilpa
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Shiva Gulvady
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- We cannot allow Rang Bhavan to close down - there too many memories of too many people associated with this - what can one say - institution! (It is not merely an open-air auditorium - it is an icon of the age when grace mattered and Todi on the sitar at sunrise had no parallel)
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N. S. Padmanabhan
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- Give Peaceful Music A Chance....
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Bobin James
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- Rang Bhavan, the Banganga fest.. What next?? Dont let Bombay turn into one dead place... please..
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Arindam Sarkar
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- when we learn to appreciate ourselves we learn to protect what is dear to us... hope that the culture of the city lives on for generations to observe what Rang bhavan is
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Chaitanya Bal
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Salil
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- Live and Let Rock
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Sumit Dharamsi
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Faizan I. Khatri
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- we need rang bhavan. for the city's sake, dont insult its aura.
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mohamed salim khan
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- our great country, is great because it's a free democracy. Let's keep it free. Music lovers rock on!
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Sachin Sthalekar
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- keep on rokin in this free world !
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Sriram
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- DONT DO THIS TO THE MUSIC SCENE
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Ian Pereira
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- If you have to stop noise then curtail Ganpati, Navrati celebrations. Music is not noise. Xaviers, for example, is closed in the evening. The music disturbs no one. We want music
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Nandita da Cunha
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Nikhil Subramaniam
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- Pathetic Hypocrisy
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Ullas Sahadevan
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- Live Music, Peace and Harmony ! Don't kill it, you so called vanguards of culture.
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Soumya Ghosh
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- В
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Amit C
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- If u permit loud sound for festivals cause its religious... then music is my religion.i would be the first to protest the loud sound during the festivals if u dont back off.SAVE OUR SHRINE
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Meghdutt
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- Go Rang Bhavan
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Gulzar Karmali
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Parchure Nikhil
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- ---KISS-----God Made Rang Bhavan For US !!!!!!!! ---------KISS-------------God Made RANG BHAVAN For Everyone ----------KISS -----------
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Rohit Kamath
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