international news _ 14th November, 2006
Indian Psy-Trance Spectacular Shut Down
Text by Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)
Indian cops broke up a high tech rave in the middle of the desert in
Rajasthan this week, after villagers complained about revellers ‘drinking,
taking drugs and indulging in “indecent behaviour”, The Times reported this
week.
3,000 partygoers paid £30 each for the highly organised four night event
called Moondust, which organisers billed as 'a feast for all your senses,
set in the beautiful mountains of the ancient Aravali ranges’. The party
offered music by local and international psy-trance artists, children’s
crèches, fresh food markets, showers and a medical centre, and urged
revellers to follow strict recycling procedures throughout the 10 acre
compound.
‘Bring a smile, some good vibes and your dancing shoes and get involved
with the mystic powers in the land of lord Shiva,” said Moondust on their
site, adding ‘the hospitality extended by Rajasthan shall be absolutely
impeccable’.
In the event cops closed down the party on just its second night at 3am,
with excessive noise also a problem, said The Times.
“Norms are being flouted and the permission limits have been flouted,” local
judge D. N. Pandey told the newspaper, “We have been given permission by the
magistrate to investigate the matter.”
The latest bust followed comments last week by Goa police chief Brijendra
Singh Brar that drug using ravers are ‘worse than terrorists’, because they
influence Indian youth, though a new study of Indian young men out this week
revealed that many are already sexually experienced and adventurous.
According to the poll of 2,559 unmarried men between the ages of 16 to 25 in
11 Indian cities carried out for India Today last week, 34% admitted they’d
happily have sex ‘anywhere, anytime’, while 37% (2 in 5) owned up to having
‘at least one homosexual experience (Gay.com).
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