New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- An Australian vlogger has drawn sharp criticism on social media after posting a video in which he claimed to have "survived" in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, for three days. The clip, widely shared across Instagram and YouTube, has reignited debate on the ethics of portraying poverty as entertainment.

The content creator, known as Pete Z, titled his video "I Tried Surviving India's 'Deadliest Slum'." The reel begins with a voiceover and a staged scene showing a woman being robbed before he introduces his Indian friend Ayushi, who joins him in the so-called challenge. He is later seen visiting a small home inside Dharavi and finding a bed for the night. While the Instagram video ends here, a longer ve...