Checking facts

[rshankar]

So, I was watching this clip and was struck by a couple of statements that were made by the dancer in this clip Ms. Aranyani Bhargav - the first is her description of nI uRaippAi hanuManE as being from kamba rAmAyaNa (2:22 - 3:18), but the part that really shocked me was when she describes the sAya rakshai kRti, mugattai kATTi 25:00 to 26:30) as the expereince of a dalit coming to the temple, and catching only a glimpse of Siva's earing!

Now, does this come under creative re-interprettation of classic pieces, or that word that Nick dreads, re-purposing of older compositions? Or (as I suspect, and to 'mis-purpose'/mis-quote Professor Mcgonagall) is this 'sheer dumbness'? If it is the latter, then don't people have a responsibility (when they make a documentary) to check their facts, or is it acceptable to 'mouth off' - i.e., say what you think is true, whether or not it is?

[arasi]

Ravi,
Sounds like some tour guides' 'gapsA's (a word for made up things in our times which may still be in usage). A shame, indeed