How Delhi reacted to a Pakistani asking for free hugs

What happens when a Pakistani asks for free hugs in a crowded Delhi street?

That’s what 25-year-old Dhaval Gori wanted to know.

So the Mumbai-based former sea cadet decided to pretend he was from Pakistan and pull off a social experiment. Finding himself a spot at the buzzing Connaught Place, he held up a placard that read: “I am from Pakistan but I love India as much as you do. Can I get free hugs?” Here’s what happened next. 

Also read: How refugees of Partition inspire the youth of India and Pakistan

Gori and his friends Bhavesh Hagwane and Arun Bhat are planning an ambitious bike ride across the country and then across Pakistan in a bid to spread the message of peace.

Read more about their Ride for Peace here.