{"id":61923,"date":"2020-03-28T22:15:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T16:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=61923"},"modified":"2020-03-28T22:26:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T16:56:40","slug":"no-this-woman-is-not-a-radio-host-broadcasting-sanskrit-verses-in-spain-every-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-this-woman-is-not-a-radio-host-broadcasting-sanskrit-verses-in-spain-every-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"No, this woman is not a radio host broadcasting Sanskrit verses in Spain every morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 2:20-minute video of a caucasian woman singing Sanskrit verses has gone viral with Hindi text, &#8220;This is sung on Spain&#8217;s radios in the morning. [Translated from <span class=\"oi732d6d ik7dh3pa d2edcug0 qv66sw1b c1et5uql a8c37x1j irj2b8pg enqfppq2 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\">\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0947\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091a\u0948\u0928\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948]&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RakeshSinha01\/status\/1242337838890270720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/1hpzU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>) on the video on March 24. This was viewed over one lakh times and retweeted over 7,500 times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u094d\u092a\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0947\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091a\u0948\u0928\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GKLVOt0a1n\">pic.twitter.com\/GKLVOt0a1n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prof Rakesh Sinha (@RakeshSinha01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RakeshSinha01\/status\/1242337838890270720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, several other social media users posted the viral video along with the Hindi text on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61927 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-4.12.03-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"944\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-4.12.03-PM.png 944w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-4.12.03-PM-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-4.12.03-PM-768x548.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>False claim<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News used InVid video verification tool to perform a reverse image search on Google. Using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbs=sbi%3AAMhZZivs3LBodlgF7BGxuQlqTK-qBaqxzADnVyi6xOll87GDJU39JjQaJOaZYNB8KKsu1cCwB_1_1c8LTIGyDbUnnW8Yh-gbWhghfSUR_1foHfqX1ehmUtEtpMQQy_1L7qJKbyLY2sROSkyIxgaL_17YX5RNfXsMN_1JhuLRklKPSqHJBJVminem3Eor5Fz2MltbiXMNjk4ZV_16l_1N19xiA3pa3fLEzN_1NQZlwn3gAv3nOBuc8LsPnLHkGFpy8jBqSOBSKT05W3MdJNcN5nAwXmp8-Z0s0yhMAe9Jn9JN_1BPkGDBObYLA_1f5DddRZewn1jJhQcmGQiul65yX3f&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03CkK-q3w3-M1XHEAtmm6Oe3Y1hfw%3A1585139406828&amp;ei=zk57XtSaMo3grQH556uoAQ&amp;q=sanskrit+singer+white+woman&amp;oq=sanskrit+singer+white+woman&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3..35i39.2159.13327..13757...1.0..0.801.11217.2-14j7j5j1j3......0....1..gws-wiz.....10..0i273j0i67j0i131i67j0i131j0j35i362i39j0i10i67j0i10j0i22i30j0i22i10i30.ThAtbGa7Zpw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjUuY260LXoAhUNcCsKHfnzChUQ4dUDCAo&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appropriate keywords<\/a> during the search, we found a Facebook page called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gaieasanskrit\">Gaiea Sanskrit<\/a>. The same username is also available on <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/gaieasanskrit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4xasB7vvOpr07oX0jkYLDz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/gaiea-sanskrit\/1466006987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Music<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gaieasanskrit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundCloud<\/a>. We found the viral video after rummaging through several videos on YouTube. It was uploaded on November 9, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bhojanam Mantra | Sanskrit | Rig Veda | May there be food for all\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PFW_nK07HPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On the &#8216;about section&#8217; of the Facebook page, website gabriellaburnel.com has been listed. As per domain analysis portal, <a href=\"https:\/\/domainbigdata.com\/gabriellaburnel.com\">Domain Big Data<\/a>, this website is registered to a Gabriella Burnel in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>After another keyword search, we found that the official account of the British High Commission in India tweeted a video of Burnel on March 2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7&amp; \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3share a unique cultural <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LivingBridge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LivingBridge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriellaburnel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gabriellaburnel<\/a> who promotes the ancient Indian language of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sanskrit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sanskrit<\/a> in \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7&amp; earned the nickname \u2018the Cultural Ambassador of India in the UK\u2019 \u2013 her work shows how much \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7continues to value Indian culture <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lUOgmh0x7F\">pic.twitter.com\/lUOgmh0x7F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UK in India\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@UKinIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKinIndia\/status\/1234359539454992384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News also found <a href=\"https:\/\/ochsonline.org\/gabriella-burnel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Burnel&#8217;s profile<\/a> on Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. As per this profile, Burnel has been working as a Sanskrit tutor for several years in London. She also writes musical theatre and teaches the Alexander Technique. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabriellaburnel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter bio<\/a> says, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">writer of comedy and song\/teacher\/lover of sanskrit&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Therefore the claim about the viral video is false. The misinformation was amplified by Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha who has over one million followers on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 2:20-minute video of a caucasian woman singing Sanskrit verses has gone viral with Hindi text, &#8220;This is sung on Spain&#8217;s radios in the morning. [Translated from \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0947\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u091a\u0948\u0928\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u092c\u0939 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948]&#8221;. Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha tweeted (archive link) on the video on March 24. 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