Koreans on a hugging campaign in Varanasi
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
spreading the message of love by hugging poor people in Varanasi, as a
part of their "Free Hug Campaign."
They believe that their method can eradicate social divide by giving
dignity to the deprived.
"Hugging each other is a small step to understand each other without
speaking, without being violent. It may work over all castes but only
if they hug each other more and more," said Frank, a student,
The Korean students spoke passionately about the urgent need to bring
a change in the mindset of the people so that they could think beyond
barriers of castes.
The students not only hugged the people but also washed the feet of
those belonging to Musahar caste, which is considered one of the lower
social groups.
"If we need to focus on anything at this point, it is the mindset of
people. If we can change the mindset of the people and people start
understanding each other, then it would be perfect," said Saisna Inko,
a resident.
The Korean students have planned to visit 40 countries to propagate
the message of brotherhood in the memory of those fellow countrymen
who participated in the fight in 1985 to end the military dictatorship
in Korea. (ANI)
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