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A TELEVISION PROGRAM
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This article is about first season of an Indian television talk show Satyamev Jayate. For other uses, see Satyamev Jayate (disambiguation).
The first season of Satyamev Jayate was premiered from 6 May 2012 on various channels within Star Network along with Doordarshan's DD National.[1] It marked the television debut of IndianBollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan.[2] While Hindi is the primary language of the show, it is also dubbed and simulcast in several other Indian languages such as Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
Episode 1: Daughters are precious
The first episode focused on the issue of female foeticide in India. The show began with some stories of mothers who struggled to give birth to their girl child. The first guest on the show was Amisha Yagnik from Ahmedabad. Yagnik was forced by her husband and in-laws to abort her female unborn children six times in a span of eight years and further shared her experiences in finally giving birth to a daughter.
The second guest, Parveen Khan fromMorena, Madhya Pradesh shared the story of her husband disfiguring her face by biting it, when she insisted on giving birth to a female child against his wishes.
Episode 2: Break the Silence
The second episode focused on Child sexual abuse in India. For the episode, Khan had worked with NGO's working with children abused sexually. It showcased two cases of persons – Cindrella Prakash and Harish Iyer – who have had gone through bad experiences in their past. Cindrella was molested in her childhood by an elderly person close to her family while her parents were not in the house. Harish was also sexually abused and raped for several years by a similar person close to his family until one day he fought back at the age of 18. The show also focused on how the victims hesitate to tell their parents about their suffering due to fear and shame. It went on to explain on how at times even after informing their parents they are unable to take necessary actions due to disbelief or due to fears of being ridiculed by society.
Impact
Following the broadcast of the second episode, the helpline for children received an increased number of calls from different cities of the country, reporting different sorts of child abuse (both sexual abuse of children and other forms of abuse).
On 22 May 2012, The legislation to protect children below 18 years from sexual abuse became a reality with the Lok Sabha passing the bill which was earlier cleared by the Rajya Sabha. Child rights activists have however called the bill regressive, and teens across the country are generally appalled by the bill.
Episode 3: Marriage or Marketplace
The third episode focused on the Dowry system in India. Khan spoke with several women who had faced dowry harassment by their in-laws before and after marriage. It showcased the story of Komal Sethi from New Delhi who was married to a software professional. Her in-laws demanded furniture, cars, jewelry, home appliances and cash from her family during and after the wedding. After her husband got a job opportunity in the USA she was forced to ask for money from her parents so that her husband could buy the travel tickets to USA and a car there.
Episode 4: Every Life is Precious
The fourth episode of the show threw light on the frail health care system prevalent in the country. The show started with the story of VS Venkatesh who went through four surgeries to cure an infection in his leg. He later learnt that the entire process that had cost him 2 lakh (US$3,800) was unnecessary and the infection could have been treated with medicines. Next, Arvind Kumar from Hyderabad shared that he was hospitalized in an ICU for three days and later advised a surgery when all he needed was a dose of ORS.[21] The episode showcased the tragic tale of Major Pankaj Rai’s wife Seema who was suffering from a kidney ailment and lost her life when the doctors forcibly operated on her for kidney and pancreas transplant without her family’s consent. While the surgery cost Rai 8.25 lakh (US$15,600) and the loss of his wife, the doctors were not bothered to inform the family about her demise and switched off their mobile phones.[21]