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FabIndia tries damage control over Jashn-e-Riwaaz collection, attempts to remove it after backlash but traces still remain: Details

Interestingly, FabIndia has not mentioned the word Diwali or Deepawali even once since November 2020.

On October 18, a massive social media campaign against clothing brand Fabindia was launched by netizens after its Diwali campaign Jashn-e-Riwaaz went viral on social media platforms. National President BJP Yuva Morcha, Tejaswi Surya, also slammed the brand in a tweet where he wrote, “Deepavali is not Jash-e-Riwaaz. This deliberate attempt of abrahamisation of Hindu festivals, depicting models without traditional Hindu attires, must be called out. And brands like Fab India must face economic costs for such deliberate misadventures.”

Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Source: Twitter

After the backlash, the brand silently removed all campaign traces from its account on Twitter.

Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Source: Twitter

However, by the time we published the report, the campaign was still live on their website, Facebook handle, and its UAE handle on Instagram.

Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Facebook campaign of Jashn-e-Riwaaz by FabIndia. Source: Facebook/FabIndia
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Unverified account of FabIndia UAE still running the campaign. Source: Instagram
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Unverified account of FabIndia UAE still running the campaign. Source: Instagram

From FabIndia’s Instagram account, the campaign was missing, but the videos and photos related to the campaign were there without mentioning the campaign.

Though the post description does not name the campaign, the video’s last slide does.
Hashtag or the campaign name is not in the post descriptions. Source: FabIndia Instagram

While FabIndia seems to have removed hashtag Jashneriwaaz from the Instagram posts, their creative partners are still using it with a slightly different spelling.

Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Screenshot of post by FabIndia’s creative partners. Source: sgdreamsindia Instagram

Interestingly, FabIndia has not mentioned the word Diwali or Deepawali even once since November 2020.

Diwali has not been mentioned by FabIndia since November 2020. Source Twitter
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
While JashneRiwaaz campaign is pacing up on Facebook, Diwali has not been mentioned this year by FabIndia. Source: Facebook

In the ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ campaign, the word Diwali was entirely skipped by the brand. The basic idea, it seems, behind the campaign was to make the festival of Hindus a secular one by removing its original name completely.

Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Campaign poster of Jashn-e-Riwaaz on Fabindia’s website. Source: FabIndia
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Campaign poster of Jashn-e-Riwaaz on Fabindia’s website Source: FabIndia
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Campaign poster of Jashn-e-Riwaaz on Fabindia’s website Source: FabIndia
Campaign poster of Jashn-e-Riwaaz on Fabindia’s website
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Campaign poster of Jashn-e-Riwaaz on Fabindia’s website
Jashn-e-Riwaaz campaign by Fabindia
Campaign poster of Jashn-e-Riwaaz on Fabindia’s website

Jashn-e-Riwaaz by Fabindia is not the first attack on Diwali

Another notable point is that it is not the first time someone has tried to skip the name Diwali while mentioning the festivities. In 2018, The Wire called the festival “Jashn-e-Chiraghan”, which was carried forward even in 2019 (by Outlook) and in 2020 by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor who called it “Jashn-e-Chiraagh” in a post.

Continuous attacks over fireworks and other traditions associated with Diwali have been happening from all directions, including intellectuals, so-called environmentalists, government and judiciary. From calling the festival ‘reason of air pollution’ to denying its due credit for reviving the economy, Diwali has been one of the most favourite targets to demean Sanatan Dharma.

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Anurag
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B.Sc. Multimedia, a journalist by profession.

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