By Dhruv Ramnath People laughed when The Party was screened. The brilliant Peter Sellars played the role of an Indian man. Today? We have Russell Peters whose pan-American humour is loved by the yuppie, young Indian masses. Peters is not Indian. He is American. He may be brown but skin colour, as we know, does not determine […]
The New Coldplay ft. Beyonce Video Includes Both Cultural Appropriation & Cultural Appreciation
Many people living in the west as well as in India have criticized Coldplay’s latest music-video hit single featuring Beyoncé Knowles titled “Hymn For The Weekend”, saying it trivializes India’s traditional culture & religion Hinduism. Much of the criticism is around well-known singer Beyonce being guilty of cultural appropriation. The video also sparked a local debate in […]