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The Cultural Frontline On Coldplay

Journalist, Sandip Roy explains how he tried to represent both points of view on Coldplay’s video which has been accused of cultural appropriation.

Last Saturday, The Cultural Frontline featured a report about the controversy around Coldplay’s latest video. It is set in India and is accused of misrepresentation and cultural appropriation. Rajan Datar speaks to Sandip Roy, the journalist behind the report to ask why the BBC World Service decided to weigh in on the story, and listener, Jaya Bhattarcharji Rose from New Delhi, gives her reaction to the piece.

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Mon 15 Feb 201605:50GMT
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