Every year, as the desert sun rises over Coachella Valley, music and fashion lovers descend onto the scene dressed in their best outfits. Fringe. Feathers. Jewels. Henna. Bindis. Kaftans. Headwraps.

A collaboration with the influencer Devon Lee Carlson looks a lot like a lehenga, joining a list of recent incidents that inspired questions about cultural appropriation. By Alisha Haridasani ...

Cultural appropriation refers to the adoption of cultural elements ... any credit to their origins and instead treating them like a trend. For example, chai, henna, yoga, hair oiling and bangles have ...

Some users of South Asian descent labeled the trend as cultural appropriation. When my friend, who is not South Asian or Indian, asked if she could use my family’s henna — or what we call mehndi — to ...