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In the age of expensive spa treatments and attractive body massage packages, digital creator Karolina Goswami recently took a traditional head massage known as ‘champi’ in India and posted it online.
The video, shot in Nashik, shows Goswami sitting down and letting a lady give me ‘champi’. The video shows the digital creator enjoying the massage along with her kids and husband.
That’s not all. She is also seen engaging in conversations with everyone around while those around her are seen sporting bright smiles. Then the camera pans to capture the surrounding beauty of where they are. Her post had the caption, “The most friendly, kind, and generous people who I have ever met are from India… Love you Bharat!”
Watch the video below:
The video has garnered a lot of traction on Instagram. One user wrote, “Amazing bonding.” A second said, “These are only humans, they don’t understand caste, neither religion, nor touch, nor untouchable, they touch humanity from the heart, they live for humanity.” Another mentioned, “Thanks didi for sharing this.. u can see the immense love, care, n respect in these ladies eyes for u n ur kids. They are really very happy to see u.”
Karolina Goswami is a digital creator and on YouTube, she has 1.8 million subscribers. Goswami brings in videos from around India that uphold the country’s culture, tradition and break the stereotypes. Her channel ‘India in Details’ has many videos digging deep into the country’s tradition.
The description of her YouTube channel mentions, “A few years ago, I left a promising career to start a social media channel because I wanted to challenge the common media stereotypes of India. I was not afraid, because I wanted to represent all that is ethical and moral. I wanted the world to know the sides of India that are not fully known or understood. If you are keen to broaden your perspective, then my data driven work should interest you. My research, my investigations, and my interactions with people require a lot of traveling, personal sacrifices, and money.”
