'Humans of Bombay' founder's old video goes viral amid copyright row with 'People of India'

An old video of the 'Humans of Bombay' founder Karishma Mehta has gone viral amid a copyright infringement suit against 'People of India'.

'Humans of Bombay' has sued 'People of India' for alleged copyright infringement of its content. Reacting to the lawsuit, Brandon Stanton, the founder of 'Humans of New York' criticised 'Humans of Bombay' for taking legal and said that if he could allow them to take inspiration from his platform and work without encountering any legal challenges, they should be doing the same for other storytelling platforms.

Now an old video of Karishma Mehta saying that the idea of 'Humans of Bombay' came 'randomly and out of blue' to her.

She also goes on to elaborate on the struggles she faced while setting up and running the platform.

Mehta is also facing a lot of criticism online. Social media users are slamming her for alleged plagiarism and not giving credit to the right people.

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