Founded in 1993 by the George Washington University’s South Asian Society as a very small event in the university’s cafeteria, Bhangra Blowout is now held in the prestigious Warner Theatre in downtown D.C. and has embodied the growth and popularity of Bhangra in America. Naina Ramrakhani, co-director of Bhangra Blowout 20, which took place April 13 this year, said she believes these events bring out the best of the collegiate Bhangra circuit. The University of Virginia won first place at this year’s competition.