Influencer Apoorva Mukhija, known as “Rebel Kid,” addresses the backlash over her cutting a sacred kalawa thread during a period linked to Coachella, calling it the “breaking point” of her life. In a new video recorded in New York, she revisits how the incident was discussed widely online and in media coverage.
Mukhija says she did not give the act much thought and describes cutting the kalawa as something she did because she felt it interfered with her “aesthetic photos.” She also discusses her evolving relationship with God, stating that her belief is relatively new and that she does not think God follows strict rules about such actions. At the same time, she acknowledges that her decision hurt people who follow the religious tradition associated with the thread and says the backlash affected her deeply.
Across outlets, the core details are consistent: she frames the controversy as personally transformative, explains her rationale around aesthetics, and emphasizes that criticism and religious offence were part of the broader reaction to the act.
