Netizens take offence to user’s ‘Kotha’ reference to dance post, Mumbai police responds

A choreographer by name Shruti Parija tagged an X user for his ‘kotha’ comment on X. He used the word in reference to her dance video which he had posted sans her reference. 

However, on the other hand, she received massive response from the citizens. 

The video relates to Shruti performing a dance sequence at a college fest. 

The user had made the following remarks: “Indian schools and colleges are well known for organising ‘Sanskritik karyakram’ and performances based traditional and regional culture, but now it has become a ‘kotha.’ In the name of cultural events, shaking b**ty on item songs is all they call a cultural program. Along with the education system, the cultural system is in danger in India. What a downfall for this generation and colleges in India.” 

Two days later, as the video went viral, Shruti responded by saying, ““Hi, I’m the girl in the video and I did not consent for you to be reposting my video. Please take it down.”

Later, Shruti put out another comment saying, “I’m glad there are actually people calling this out. Again to clarify, I’m not associated with that college. I’m a professional choreographer. My only polite request to @Prateek_Aaryan is to take down my video. I haven’t threatened or even outraged at him.”

Firstly, this video isn't your intellectual property; you don't own the rights, you're only a participant.

Secondly, under fair use for criticism, views, and opinions, I can use any content available in the public domain without claiming ownership.

Thirdly, if you had politely… https://t.co/3w5wBxnli8

— Prateekaaryan 𝕏 (@Prateek_Aaryan) February 16, 2024