Overview

• The Walking Lens, a Dubai-based content creator, posted a video on June 15 showing a group of Indian tourists in matching yellow outfits performing Garba to 'Chogada' on the Burj Khalifa observation deck.
• By June 17, the clip had gone viral, prompting widespread reporting and discussion across social media platforms.
• Critics contend that dancing atop the world’s tallest tower disrespects public decorum; supporters defend it as a vibrant display of Gujarati cultural heritage.
• Netizen reactions ranged from calls for better civic sense to humorous nods to Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah characters.
• The episode echoes an earlier incident this month when tourists in Austria faced backlash for demanding a Garba song on a public street.