{"id":76923,"date":"2020-10-03T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T09:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=76923"},"modified":"2020-10-03T19:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T13:47:00","slug":"old-image-of-sri-lankan-artist-viral-as-woman-protesting-against-rape-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-image-of-sri-lankan-artist-viral-as-woman-protesting-against-rape-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Old image of Sri Lankan artist viral as woman protesting against rape in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a woman dressed in barbed wires and metal sheets is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80&amp;f=Abrjwg8dUwtt93Trme0N3eiy8PkavWtD6upA8P47OGiJdamKsHuHBeer3E4eMOn_06zAsMK62GbWNwD9CdCgb9FCCYfITgZIYlTpzXgR87UceMI-EcYY-Du83JC_NJo0sIhSHUOSrCkPdSU1QtrrZeNjDwJI_PjNUyL37yWHM1E4FXTS3NtyPxVgcLGo7tmiEB5KLEtPAcHkz8LsZxtVpgLrP_M_CuVdMs-KWlZmZ0jlcEW9wvYyPFWAod-Mj4oYTZGbHYBp23C1c9bH5xGMS7L3yOaZfycx_NahdzuO8Z04KjkITTcwuVtR52GPcqq80XP1GjiiZTkhrj0uHSvLOyrn8BgiWYl20YCRdf-znypA3z5w21jwgmQbiPIUscS6RWo77utCFGtcvOQ31OUnrL5uGiS6wEGk6viDiYnfDmqqdkeETOmYP16f3Xy306dXETwIXAR0E1MuuPIgMEBWLlpTC09KgX36T2aEsidJE8M6NRxx2AgqixMSSjJ2F-hKFjJdfDUrmK63aDzm6pFX1Kojel0xnOjLhj2iKoGxWkJhF8oOfot1ERGeKFlCRZZW1qPvWVEKoMHwZRmE7O2IXXcxe6zF17KgIxpF55A1aum4N7AY22WsTXHNglZJ2XCPHsaDgPVzHMgv9mtbT7fIkQxevYVslIhUP90PYB_0FRYVV0_eHbblT9tJHyDNqXUGnEMeMg9momQFO24lwVReAFq4_wDiSA4XPjR1OM5miZNP2720AALOiqh54egZhSG0gv_bDqDTTekH-s361Idlh2BHuQFkE7KZC8VAmpsZcHr6Wl0vZ4vh2uJ_96_KFj-62Z26phHVaDIqtk4frJcRzBYBLq4ypGzVp7VbiU-NvG-zYv7HN6nQo0VGic8p_XW9BxSIH2sOLBlBE7HYinecS_SbB9-TfDbCF1d6sNFduH4XIp9K1C3TC_Ff_kDdogK0YL2Mi-_Px-3Y7yRHXEh7FesS&amp;filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJtZXJnZWRfcHVibGljX3Bvc3RzXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJcIn0ifQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%2C%20%23%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> with the claim that she is protesting against increasing rape incidents in India. This image is shared in the backdrop of uproar against the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras who succumbed on September 29.<\/p>\n<p>The viral text associated with this image reads in Hindi, &#8220;This picture is a slap on the face of the #Prime Minister and #BJP government. Its echo will be heard by the whole world except for BJP leaders. In lieu of increasing rape incidents in India, this woman is conveying the message that women aren&#8217;t safe under the BJP&#8217;s government by wrapping her entire body with barbed wire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(Translated from &#8220;\u092f\u0947 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 #\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0914\u0930 #\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u0902\u091c \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0908 \u0926\u0947\u0917\u0940 #\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0947 \u092c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092e \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093e\u091f\u0947\u0902\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u092a\u0947\u091f\u0915\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @nayak1news posted the viral image along with Hindi text.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0924\u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0930 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940<\/a> \u0914\u0930 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e<\/a> \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u093f\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u0902\u091c \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0908 \u0926\u0947\u0917\u0940 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b\u0902<\/a> \u0915\u094b \u091b\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0930 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u0924\u0947 \u092c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0907\u0938 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u094d\u092e \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093e\u091f\u0947\u0902\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u092a\u0947\u091f\u0915\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0938\u0941\u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093f\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mGFwIBbnf6\">pic.twitter.com\/mGFwIBbnf6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nayak 1 (@nayak1news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayak1news\/status\/1311254362291728384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80&amp;f=Abrjwg8dUwtt93Trme0N3eiy8PkavWtD6upA8P47OGiJdamKsHuHBeer3E4eMOn_06zAsMK62GbWNwD9CdCgb9FCCYfITgZIYlTpzXgR87UceMI-EcYY-Du83JC_NJo0sIhSHUOSrCkPdSU1QtrrZeNjDwJI_PjNUyL37yWHM1E4FXTS3NtyPxVgcLGo7tmiEB5KLEtPAcHkz8LsZxtVpgLrP_M_CuVdMs-KWlZmZ0jlcEW9wvYyPFWAod-Mj4oYTZGbHYBp23C1c9bH5xGMS7L3yOaZfycx_NahdzuO8Z04KjkITTcwuVtR52GPcqq80XP1GjiiZTkhrj0uHSvLOyrn8BgiWYl20YCRdf-znypA3z5w21jwgmQbiPIUscS6RWo77utCFGtcvOQ31OUnrL5uGiS6wEGk6viDiYnfDmqqdkeETOmYP16f3Xy306dXETwIXAR0E1MuuPIgMEBWLlpTC09KgX36T2aEsidJE8M6NRxx2AgqixMSSjJ2F-hKFjJdfDUrmK63aDzm6pFX1Kojel0xnOjLhj2iKoGxWkJhF8oOfot1ERGeKFlCRZZW1qPvWVEKoMHwZRmE7O2IXXcxe6zF17KgIxpF55A1aum4N7AY22WsTXHNglZJ2XCPHsaDgPVzHMgv9mtbT7fIkQxevYVslIhUP90PYB_0FRYVV0_eHbblT9tJHyDNqXUGnEMeMg9momQFO24lwVReAFq4_wDiSA4XPjR1OM5miZNP2720AALOiqh54egZhSG0gv_bDqDTTekH-s361Idlh2BHuQFkE7KZC8VAmpsZcHr6Wl0vZ4vh2uJ_96_KFj-62Z26phHVaDIqtk4frJcRzBYBLq4ypGzVp7VbiU-NvG-zYv7HN6nQo0VGic8p_XW9BxSIH2sOLBlBE7HYinecS_SbB9-TfDbCF1d6sNFduH4XIp9K1C3TC_Ff_kDdogK0YL2Mi-_Px-3Y7yRHXEh7FesS&amp;filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJtZXJnZWRfcHVibGljX3Bvc3RzXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJcIn0ifQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> users posted the viral image with the same claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_39_27-12-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_39_27-12-Facebook.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_39_27-12-Facebook-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old image from Sri Lanka<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a reverse image search on Google and found that the photograph was published on April 6, 2015, on a <a href=\"https:\/\/artfarmsrilanka.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a> that talks about Colombo International Theater Festival which was held at the German Cultural Center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76925 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_57_07-April-2015-\u2013-artfarmsrilanka.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_57_07-April-2015-\u2013-artfarmsrilanka.jpg 905w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_57_07-April-2015-\u2013-artfarmsrilanka-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-02-00_57_07-April-2015-\u2013-artfarmsrilanka-768x587.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A subsequent keyword search on Google revealed that the viral image shows an art performance by Sri Lanka-based Janani Cooray. In 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/roar.media\/english\/life\/arts-culture\/everyday-dances-the-unspoken-politics-of-the-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roar Media<\/a> wrote, &#8220;She walked across in constrained, robotic movements, the creaks of the metal jarring our aural senses as her physical movements jarred our sense of mobility.&#8221; The article includes an image of Cooray&#8217;s dress. It has been credited to Malaka MP from Goethe-Institut, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Janani Cooray has a <a href=\"https:\/\/jananicooray.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> in her name which carries a similar picture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76973 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/14ba2cf8-c36f-4edc-922c-516dcef43572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/14ba2cf8-c36f-4edc-922c-516dcef43572.png 891w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/14ba2cf8-c36f-4edc-922c-516dcef43572-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/14ba2cf8-c36f-4edc-922c-516dcef43572-768x642.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A video of her street performance &#8220;Osariya\u201d is also available on Cooray&#8217;s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Osariya | 2015 | Performance by Janani Cooray\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SlJ8tYRI2qI?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>Photograph of a Sri Lanka-based artist is viral as Indian woman covered herself in barbed wires to protest against a growing number of rape cases in India.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a woman dressed in barbed wires and metal sheets is viral on Facebook and Twitter with the claim that she is protesting against increasing rape incidents in India. 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