India, Feb. 12 -- A woman in a yellow kurta takes the microphone onstage, smiles for the audience, and then delivers a couplet in Urdu. "Khaandani raees rakhte hain mijaaz naram apna, khaandani raees rakhte hain mijaaz naram apna. tumhara lehja bata raha hai ki tumhari daulat nayi nayi hai," she says, ending to thunderous applause.

The piece of shayari roughly translates to: "People with old money act with grace. Your tone makes it clear that your money is brand new."

The video features and was shared on Instagram by one Tanvi Joshi, whose profile describes her as a "Punjabi girl". It has gone massively viral online, racking up 28 million views in just one day.

Millions of people came across the shayari video on their Instagram. They c...