Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj Explained

Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj
Native Name:दीपिका नारायण भारद्वाज
Birth Date:4 December 1986
Birth Place:New Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Men's rights, family rights, false case prevention during marriages
Notable Works:India's SonsMinor Rescue cases, False Rape Cases

Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj is an Indian journalist, documentary film-maker and men's rights activist.[1] [2] Bhardwaj rose to prominence after producing the documentary Martyrs of Marriage, which covered abuses of criminal section 498A (Anti-dowry law) by brides and their families.[3] [4] She also exposed a conspiracy of alleged victims in the Rohtak sisters viral video controversy by interviewing the witnesses and collecting proof.[5] She has produced and directed the documentary India's Sons in 2021.

Early career

Bhardwaj left a job in the information technology industry to pursue film-making.[6] Her first documentary film Gramin Dak Sevak was a student film winner at in 2009.[7]

Activism

498-A and Martyrs of Marriage

Bhardwaj alleges to have been the victim of a false 498A case, after she and her cousin were charged under the provisions courtesy a police-complaint by her ex-sister-in-law; the issue was resolved in an off-court settlement involving a huge sum of money. This brought her into contacts with Save Indian Family Foundation, and she has since often collaborated with them in demanding an outright repeal of the law or amending to a gender-neutral version.[8] Bhardwaj's personal episode also went on to serve as the motivations for making a documentary on the locus.[9] [10] [11] Martyrs of Marriage (2017) narrated first-person tales of various victims who alleged of being at the receiving ends of abuse of 498A and interviewed politicians, judges et al. for their take on the issue.[12]

False sexual harassment allegations

Bhardwaj campaigns against false sexual harassment allegations.[13] [14] She had supported the

  1. Mentoo
movement, a campaign that was started in response of false allegations of the
  1. MeToo movement
 in India and wrote about how the me-too movement turned men into disposable or collateral damage.[15] [16] In the Rohtak sisters viral video controversy, she interviewed several witnesses and released videos that held the accusers of lying.[17] [18] In 2021, Bhardwaj played a proactive role in busting the case where a female student of Atma Ram College of B.A English named Ayushi Bhatia who had filed a series of sexual assault and rape cases to extort money.[19] [20]

National Commission for Men

Bhardwaj campaigns for the establishment of a National Commission for Men in India that would deal with men's issues including domestic violence and sexual assault.[21] [22]

India's Sons

In 2021, she produced another documentary called India's Sons, which was focused on the condition of India's men due to false rape cases.[23] She said that the documentary "inspired" men to tell their side of the story.[24] [25]

Special Cases handled

a. Deepika rescued a minor from Gurgaon who was being assaulted and subjected to abject cruelty of all forms.[26]

b. In an instance where a woman hired cab for over 12 hours then refused to pay Rs 2,000 in Gurgaon, Bhardwaj claimed the woman had previously harassed other drivers by doing the same thing and threatened to file molestation cases against them if the issue was raised.[27]

Filmography

Documentary

YearTitleNotes
2016Martyrs of Marriage[28] Netflix (2018–2020)
2022India's Sons

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: BBC . The woman who fights for men's equal rights . 20 January 2017 . 15 July 2019 . en-GB . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715163315/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38647822. 15 July 2019 . live.
  2. Web site: International Women's Day: Woman activist fights for men abused by women . WION . en. 20 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720042147/https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/international-womens-day-woman-activist-fights-for-men-abused-by-women-13154 . 20 July 2019 . live.
  3. News: The Indian venal code . Desai . Rahul . 25 May 2018 . The Hindu . 15 July 2019. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: Haryana woman's film lends voice to harassed married men . 21 January 2017 . Hindustan Times . en . 15 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715163315/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-woman-s-film-lends-voice-to-harassed-married-men/story-hKNIIy8L5eDNBcVoHZxyjO.html . 15 July 2019 . live.
  5. Web site: Rohtak eve-teasing case gets another turn with a fourth video surfacing. 12 December 2014 . DNA India . en . 15 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190715163315/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-rohtak-eve-teasing-case-gets-another-turn-with-a-fourth-video-surfacing-2043303. 15 July 2019 . live.
  6. Web site: In pursuit of purpose: Tales of alternative careers from Gurugram. 9 September 2018. Hindustan Times. en. 21 January 2020.
  7. Web site: International Men's Day: 'I'm a Man Who Faced Domestic Abuse' . 19 November 2018. The Quint . en . 16 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716124940/https://www.thequint.com/news/india/stories-male-victims-domestic-violence-india . 16 July 2019 . live.
  8. Web site: India's radical meninists come out of the closet. Jha. Aditya Mani. The Caravan. en. subscription. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181728/https://caravanmagazine.in/gender-and-sexuality/first-conference-on-national-commission-for-men . 12 November 2018 . 21 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Martyrs of Marriage - documentary on misuse of IPC sec. 498A. 9 January 2017. India Today. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715163315/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/martyrs-of-marriage-documentary-on-misuse-of-ipc-sec.-498a-853767-2017-01-09. 15 July 2019. 15 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Deepika Bhardwaj, Martyrs of Marriage, and Men's rights in India. sheroes.com. 21 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Documenting the martyrs of marriage. 16 January 2017. DNA India. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715163334/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/interview-documenting-the-martyrs-of-marriage-2292846. 15 July 2019. 15 July 2019.
  12. News: The Indian venal code. Desai. Rahul. 25 May 2018. The Hindu. 21 January 2020. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  13. News: Filmmaker Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj: #MenToo is as important as #MeToo - Times of India. The Times of India . en . 16 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726111506/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/documentary-filmmaker-deepika-narayan-bhardwaj-mentoo-is-as-important-as-metoo/articleshow/69293511.cms . 26 July 2019 . live.
  14. Web site: Knowing man's side of the narrative. 16 June 2019 . DNA India . en . 20 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720042141/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-knowing-man-s-side-of-the-narrative-2761277. 20 July 2019. live.
  15. Web site: Men's rights activism on the rise in India in response to #MeToo. 14 May 2019. The Independent. en. 22 January 2020.
  16. Web site:
    1. MeToo Has Shaken Up Men's Rights Activism in India, and The Result is #MenToo
    . Pundir. Pallavi. 6 June 2019. Vice. en. 22 January 2020.
  17. News: Haryana's headline-grabbing sisters: Local heroes or serial beaters?. IANS. 8 December 2014. Business Standard India. 16 July 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716124939/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/haryana-s-headline-grabbing-sisters-local-heroes-or-serial-beaters-114120800468_1.html. 16 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Women In The Cause Of Men In Distress. 26 September 2015. HuffPost India. en. 22 January 2020.
  19. Web site: Madaik. Devyani. 7 January 2022. 'Ayushi Bhatia Serial False Rape Case': How This Gurugram Woman Ruined Multiple Lives With Vicious Calumnies. 2 February 2022. thelogicalindian.com. en.
  20. Web site: 31 December 2021. 7 लड़कों पर फर्जी रेप केस करने वाली आयुषी भाटिया गिरफ्तार, ऑडियो वायरल. 2 February 2022. livebharatnews.in. hi.
  21. Web site: India's radical meninists come out of the closet . Jha . Aditya Mani. The Caravan. en . 16 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716040708/https://caravanmagazine.in/gender-and-sexuality/first-conference-on-national-commission-for-men . 16 July 2019. live.
  22. Web site: The looking glass world of angry men. Masih. Niha. 11 November 2018. www.livemint.com. en . 16 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190716040706/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/6iat7KQ4XITzuIs7pi9H4H/The-looking-glass-world-of-angry-men.html . 16 July 2019 . live.
  23. Web site: 22 September 2019. India's Sons: Charged falsely, acquitted, but never really free. 2 February 2022. www.mid-day.com. en.
  24. Web site: India's Sons: Documentary Inspires Men To Voice Their Side Of The Story. 2 February 2022. News Nation English. en.
  25. Web site: Spotlight on struggles: Documentary on men falsely accused of rape. 17 May 2022. The New Indian Express. en.
  26. Web site: Exclusive: Journalist who rescued minor domestic help in India's Gurgaon relives horror of abuse . 2023-07-16 . WION . en-us.
  27. News: 2023-07-24 . Woman hires cab for over 12 hours then refuses to pay Rs 2,000 in Gurgaon . 2024-03-13 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  28. Web site: Martyrs of Marriage . . 2016.

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