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How did the Indian jhoola become an ‘antique gothic swing’?
short by / on Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
An American artist named Anne Chovy posted a photo on X of a hand-carved wooden swing. She called it a "Gothic antique", as she thought it was a piece of European-style furniture. But Indians across the world reacted to photo, one user said, "Wait...that's just...my dadi's living room." "This is cultural theft, not aesthetic appreciation,” reacted another user.
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