TEDx talk explores how "men come under siege" in India

Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj talks about how men in India are suffering due to the draconian Indian Penal Code. She addresses the Indian Dowry Act from the perspective of men. She also talks of men who are victimised and systematically abused by laws that are made for women but in turn victimise men.

Deepika is a journalist, anchor and a documentary flmmaker. Her first documentary Gramin Dak Sevak was a student film winner at Jeevika All Asia Livelihood Film Festival, 2009. Her second documentary Youth Count was broadcast on India’s leading news channel NDTV 24x7. Her third project Garima was a commissioned, short documentary film by USAID and Counterpart International. A software-engineer-turned-journalist, she was one of the ten media professionals selected from around the world for Future Media Leaders Course conducted by Thomson Foundation, UK. She is currently making documentary called Martyrs of Marriage which is a commentary on the issue of men’s right and abuse of one-sided gender-centric laws in the Indian Penal Code.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organised by a local community.

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