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Indian Express
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Indian tourists perform garba atop Burj Khalifa, viral video sparks outrage: ‘Stop embarrassing the rest of us'
From shutting down the entire Wall Street in New York City for a wedding procession to eating with their hands on the London subway, a section of Indians has irked the Internet. Now, a new video from Burj Khalifa, the UAE, showing a group of tourists performing garba on Chogada has triggered outrage again. Shared by a Dubai-based content creator that goes by the handle @the_walking_lens_, the now-viral video shows a group of Indians, seemingly Gujaratis, forming a circle and performing garba. The tourists can be seen in yellow T-shirts, hinting at a travel organisation handling their itinerary. 'A viral video shows tourists dancing to the Chodga song on top of the iconic Burj Khalifa,' the caption reads. Watch here: A post shared by The Walking Lens 📸| (@the_walking_lens_) The video quickly went viral, igniting a debate over civic sense among Indians. 'Stop embarrassing the rest of us,' a user wrote. 'Why is this glorified? We must learn to respect the sanctity of public places,' another user commented. 'As a Gujarati, this is embarrassing. I understand you're excited and happy and want to celebrate, but flipping garba anywhere is not. Even gujjus in India don't break into garba at any random place,' a third user reacted. Last month, a similar incident caught the Internet's attention. A group of 43 Gujarati and Marwadi tourists approached two local artists performing on the street, and requested that they play a garba song on their speakers. The viral video then showed the group performing garba on the streets. In another incident, an Indian-origin woman was slammed for eating biryani with her hands on a London subway. Last year, a tourist on a Finland train slammed an Indian family for being loud.
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
‘Civic sense? RIP': Tourists dancing to Chogada atop Burj Khalifa triggers outrage
A group of tourists were seen dancing to the popular Bollywood song 'Chogada' on the viewing deck of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. A video of the moment has gone viral on Instagram, with many criticising the group and questioning their civic sense. In the viral video, the tourists can be seen smiling and dancing happily as Chogada, a hit Bollywood song, plays in the background. Dressed in similar attire, they are seen performing what appears to be the dance form garba. A post shared by The Walking Lens 📸| (@the_walking_lens_) This video was posted on Instagram by @the_walking_lens_, a Dubai content creator, on 15 June 2025, and since then, it has received over 900 likes and many comments. The video prompted backlash, with many pointing out that dancing in public spaces might disturb others or go against local rules. One of the users commented, 'Why is this glorified? We must learn to respect the sanctity of public places." A second user, @youniq_makeovers, commented, 'Pathetic civil sense . Being so ignorant about the surroundings that it doesn't matter if people around them are getting bothered or not. Putting all Indians to shame on an international level'. Another user, @ commented, 'Why is the comfort of other visitors not being considered now? There's a fine line of difference between enjoyment and discomfort to others!'. A fourth wrote, 'Civic sense? RIP.'
