IMPACT

When calls and messages poured in

Guests featured in Season 3 talk about the overwhelming response they received after they appeared on the show

Vivek Raj Anand,
Humsafar Trust

The helpline of Humsafar Trust was inundated with calls
and emails seeking support. Over 450 young LGBT individuals connected with us and some even came out to their parents and it was heartening that many families and loved ones showed compassion and understanding. The best moment of the day of telecast was a phone call we received from a young man. We were just about to leave office when he called and said that he had been contemplating suicide but after watching the episode, he had decided to live. The Satyamev Jayate episode will remain a major turning point in the lives of LGBT communities. Thank you!
Contact: vivek.hst@gmail.com

Piyush Tewari,
SaveLIFE Foundation

Thanks to Mr Aamir Khan and Satyamev Jayate, road accidents have finally been recognized as a major epidemic affecting India. Not only did the episode help SaveLIFE Foundation get support and recognition across the country, but it has enabled thousands of people to directly contribute to making our roads safe. Over 18 lakh people have voted for a strong road safety law; close to 3,000 people have signed up to become volunteers with us; hundreds have helped us report over 1,200 dangerous trucks carrying protruding rods; and we continue to receive donations ranging from a few hundred rupees to several thousands every other day.
Contact: piyushtewari@savelifefoundation.org

Shubham Jaglan

Our phones didn't stop ringing after the telecast. We received almost 1,000 calls. My grandparents in Israna village have also got many calls. Dean Jones, the cricketer with whom I have played in the past, also wrote to me! My family and I are very happy with the response that the show received.
Contact: shubhamjaglan@yahoo.co.in

Ratna Chibber

The Satyamev Jayate episode on mental health was a path-breaking event. Sharing my story as a caregiver on Satyamev Jayate brought so many families from across the country as well as some parts of the world in connect with me to share their stories and seek solutions. I felt that our out-of-the-box experiment of drawing patients out in the mainstream by placing them in small shops and kiosks has really touched the chord somewhere. Satyamev Jayate was of great help in disseminating the concept and shattering the myth that persons with mental illness can never be good employees. What is even more important is that the programme gave credibility in the eyes of skeptics.
Contact: md@kromatiks.com

Deepti Chavan

I have received many emails saying that I am an inspiration. Someone sent me an email saying that his wife who has many negative thoughts felt motivated to start thinking positively about life in general after watching my story. My friends said that I am a fighter and they are proud of me. An MDR TB patient also called saying that she will ensure her complete recovery and is determined to emerge stronger.
Contact: deepticomesback@gmail.com

Deepak Kashyap

"Aap ke yahaan aise TV pe ye sab baat ho sakti hai, mashallah!" ("You guys can talk about all of this on TV in your country!"), exclaimed a Pakistani friend of mine after he saw Satyamev Jayate's episode on sexual orientation. He was quick to add, "I felt so good and liberated." Despite some security filters, I received about 400 Facebook messages, 200 emails and hundreds of phone calls.The show touched a lot of people and more importantly sparked a debate in the mind of those who thought that the subject of LGBT rights could dare not speak its name in public.
Contact: deepak.j.kashyap@gmail.com

Saumil Majmudar, EduSports

The EduSports team received over 500 calls from across the country-from parents, school leaders and government officials. Specifically, 40 schools (covering approximately 50,000 children) have asked us to meet them and present our programme's details. Many schools that we have been in touch with, but which were skeptical about the notion of sports as an integral part of education, have turned extremely positive in their discussions. Even in our interactions with government officials, we have heard positive references to the SMJ episode on Sports. The 5th edition of EduSports' Annual School Health and Fitness Survey has revealed alarming statistics about the state of India's children's health and fitness. This survey, covering 1,15,559 students across 287 schools in 85 cities, reveals that 40% of children don't have healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) levels and 40% kids don't have required endurance levels. Getting children to play in schools is the only solution and the Satyamev Jayate episode has galvanized parents, school leaders and government to give this issue the attention it deserves. Thank you Team SMJ!
Contact: saumil@edusports.in

Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi

I received so many calls, SMSes and messages on Facebook from people who watched the episode. Many of them loved Aamirji's stand on who a 'Moga' is. My mother told me after seeing the show that we need to bring a change in how we bring up our children. That was a great realization for her. Some casteist people as well as patriarchs said that they are surely going to change. My partner Shruti is very happy that I told the truth. Thank you for bringing me closer to my loved ones.
Contact: lenin@pvchr.asia

Dr Anjali Chhabria

Hundreds of people have mailed and called me andmany of them have also sought help on sexuality-related issues. I have even had visitors from a few remote villages coming to me in Mumbai for a counselling session. Some parents told me that they cried after watching the episode and can now understand what their kids might have gone through. I am thankful I was part of the Satyamev Jayate show.
Contact: anjali.chhabria@gmail.com

Matthew Spacie, Magic Bus India Foundation

Satyamev Jayate underscored our responsibility to society: we know we have to work harder than ever to make sure each and every child in need gets access to her or his basic development needs.
Contact: matthew@magicbusindia.org

Shailesh Shetye

The response has been huge. My friends, colleagues and family members had asked almost 5,000 people to watch the episode. Several people reached out with heartfelt messages and resolve to support not only my case but the whole issue after watching this episode. The then Police Commissioner of Gurgaon sent a request to be added to the 'Justice for Kshama' Facebook group. So many other people from India and abroad have offered support as well. The challenge for me is to translate all of these positive comments into some tangible outcome. It is important for me to ensure that the case gets the necessary attention and the culprits are punished through a fair and speedy trial.
Contact: shailesh.shetye@hotmail.co.uk

Simran Shaikh

In a country where most people can't cope with 'anomalies' in sexual and gender identities, Satyamev Jayate has made visible the hidden struggle endured by millions of Indians. An open discussion on national television on alternative sexualities would have changed my life had I been fortunate enough to watch it when I was a 14-year-old boy struggling with my identity.
Contact: ssimran1982s@gmail.com

Vijay Barse,
Slum Soccer

We received around 200 phone calls from across the country and from South Africa, U.S.A. and Australia on the day the episode aired and the numbers have kept adding since then. A group from Malda in West Bengal invited Akhilesh Paul and myself to organize a football tournament and felicitate participating teams. It is very difficult to show connections between the two very different aspects of sports and development, but we thank SMJ for not only doing this so well, but also for featuring the work of a lot of NGOs working in this sector. 
Contact: reachus@slumsoccer.org

Dr Santosh Chaturvedi, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences

The impact of the episode on Nurturing Mental Health has been tremendous.Many people took the trouble to travel long distances to consult NIMHANS and me. Some even said that they were made aware about them or their family members having a mental health problem after watching the episode. Some even shared their experiences of not being adequately helped in the past. The programme has gone a long way in reducing stigma and discrimination towards the mentally ill. This should encourage others not to be secretive about their mental health. I would like to tell people to not ignore problems related to feelings, thoughts and behaviours. Seek early help for a good recovery and improved quality of life.
Contact: chatur@nimhans.kar.nic.in

Dr Yatin Dholakia

Medical experts were happy to see that Satyamev Jayate had presented a very balanced and informative programme on TB. They especially appreciated the extensive research done by the team. Patients have become more aware of the disease and now have concerns regarding their status and want to take extra precautions so that they can prevent their disease from progressing.

Akhilesh Paul

A man whose story is similar to my past got in touch with me and said that he related with whatever I said and is inspired to turn his life around.Many people called me to say that they were very happy about my story of transformation and couldn't believe it! 
Contact: annafootball007@gmail.com

Dr Muhammed Shaffi

I got a tremendous response from across the country. Many people pledged support. I received many emails and calls too thanking Satyamev Jayate for highlighting the serious lacunae in the implementation of the DOTS programme - many of the calls were from RNTCP staff themselves. It was heartening to see that the programme took the message of TB to millions of viewers across the globe.
Contact: shaffi@hsrii.org

Dr Hamid Dabholkar, Parivartan Trust

It was really a pleasure and honour to be a part of the Satyamev Jayate episode about mental health. This was the first time that the issue of mental health was given such importance in the wider public discourse. The response from the mental health community, patients and families was simply overwhelming. We received emails and phone calls for help from across the country. Many calls for help came at critical moments when the caller or someone close to him/her was thinking about ending his/her life. It is reassuring that we were able to reach out to and help many people.
Contact: hamid.dabholkar@gmail.com

Dr Madan Kataria, Laughter Yoga International

The response to the show was exceptionally good. We received more than 100 requests to open new laughter clubs and several hundred emails with requests for laughter yoga training. It is mind-blowing. I want to thank all of you for this great opportunity to spread laughter yoga to many people. 
Contact: mk@laughteryoga.org

Dr Anurag Bhargava

Some committed workers in the field wrote to me expressing happiness that the problem of TB had been highlighted at a time when there is a great need to increase the momentum on TB diagnosis, treatment and prevention in India. It was surprising for many people to know that infection with the TB germ is so widespread in India - around 40% of the population (500 million people) are infected with the TB germ and are at risk of developing active TB disease. The fact that a balanced diet, which is the foundation of health and good immunity, also protects us like a vaccine from developing active TB was new as well as reassuring for many people who got in touch with me after watching the show.
Contact: anuragb17@gmail.com

Dr Soumya Swaminathan

I got several emails from strangers asking about dealing with TB for themselves or family members (many from even U.S.A). A group of engineering students has come forward to help in any way they can.
Contact: soumyas@nirt.res.in

Gaurav Singhal, Society Against Violence in Education

People have become much more sensitive towards ragging, I would say. We have perceived a change in how the public looks at ragging. Now they understand that it isn't fun; it takes lives.
Contact: gaurav@no2ragging.org

Birth Registration in India

More than 59% children born every year are not registered with any civil authority making them invisible. Only 27% under the age of 5 years have a birth certificate. This fact has been highlighted by National Family Health Survey III - India's social survey carried out in 29 states during 2005-06. According to the latest data the extent of birth registration varies substantially across states. While Goa has over 95% children registered after birth the figure is dismally low in Bihar standing at just 5.8%.

More than 4/5 of children have not had their births registered in Rajasthan (16.4%), Jharkhand (9.1%) and Uttar Pradesh (7.1%).More than 4/5 or more children below five years of age are registered in Mizoram (93%), HP and Kerala (89%), Sikkim, Gujarat and TamilNadu (86%) and Maharashtra (80%).
According to the report nationally only 41% of children under five years of age have has their births registered with civil authorities even though India's National Population Policy 2000 has set the goal of achieving universal birth registration by the year 2010.Despite efforts to increase birth registration, there is as yet no change in registration.
The survey found that children with educated parents and from the higher wealth were more likely to have their births registered. The births of less than ¼ of children belonging to households in the lowest wealth strata had been registered and only 1 in 10 had a birth certificate.
Low birth registration has now become a global problem. This has now made the Health Metrics Network; a global partnership hosted by WHO launch a drive to encourage developing countries to improve civil registration. The drive marks the start of intensive work to help countries to improve civil registration.
Nearly 40% of the 128 million global births are not officially registered due to the lack of civil registration every year. The situation is even worse for death registration. Globally 2/3 of 57 million annual deaths are not registered the WHO said.
The lack of civil registration is especially serious in developing countries which make it difficult to produce vital statistics on the number of births, deaths and causes of death. These statistics are needed to show whether health programmes are working.  

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Water and a City: The Film

How much water does a person need? Who ensures that this need is met? Do we have a “right to water”?

Watch the film ‘Water and a City’ by Swati Dandekar, here.

Located in Bengaluru, India’s IT capital, the film traces the journey of water into and out of urban homes. Along this journey, it looks at how cities and city dwellers across the social and economic strata interact with water. It looks at access to water for the poor, the politics of water pricing, and urban India’s continuous exploitation of natural resources.

The film also explores possible alternatives for a water future that is ecologically sustainable and socially just.

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Rajasthan high court CJ approves fast track court on female feticide

JAIPUR: Chief Justice of the Rajasthan high court Arun Mishra has given an in-principle nod to set up a fast track court for expediting trial in cases of female feticide.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot met the chief justice over the matter on Wednesday night, official sources said on Friday.
Strongly taking up the issue on his show 'Satyamev Jayate,' actor Aamir Khan had met Gehlot on Wednesday evening requesting him to establish the fast track court to decide cases which were pending in various courts.

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Satyamev Jayate effect: Schools plan workshops on good touch, bad touch

 
Pune: Thanks to Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s television show Satyamev Jayate, which has created a massive awareness about child sex abuse (CSA), city school principals have now decided to organise workshops on the subject for both parents and younger children.

Most of the school principals said that although they conduct classes on sex education for older children from Stds VIII to X, the idea of educating younger students on sexuality and health issues didn’t cross their minds.

“Yes, it is indeed important to teach younger kids who are in the most vulnerable group,” said Leena Chaudhari, principal of Symbiosis School.

“They might not even realise which ‘touch’ isn’t good and even if they do, they might not know or have the confidence to speak about it, let alone confront the person. In our school, a team of doctors and professionals teaches older kids about sex education. I am thinking of requesting them to devise special sensitised workshops for younger children too,” added Chaudhari.

“One important observation that came out of the television episode was the reaction of caregivers to a child who confides about the abuse to the parents. A parent must not be critical, dismissive or angry, but instead act on a child’s complaint. The child must be made to feel that his parent will not brush this matter aside and for that purpose, parents too need to be trained. Hence, along with taking workshops for younger children, I am thinking of their parents as well,” said Lily Patel, principal of Sardar Dastur Boys High School.

At some city schools though, the good touch-bad touch programme is already being implemented in myriad ways. “At our school, we realised the need to empower younger children with knowledge much earlier. That’s why we have special counsellors for younger classes. We teach older children about sex education. We teach younger children about touch, empower them to report any abuse and also have trained our teachers to be sensitive to any such complaints,” said Kamini Saxena, principal, Dr Kalmadi Shamarao School.

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‘Satyamev Jayate’: Maharashtra flags off Generic medicine stores across the state

Zeenews Bureau

Mumbai: So the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ phenomenon has made headlines again. And this time, despite fighting their way through a barrage of criticisms and allegations, the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ team can now consider themselves as instrumental in brightening up more lives with their hearty smiles.

A few episodes back, the iconic TV show had exposed the discrepancies and corruption involved in the selling of medicines. The episode further went ahead and exposed several flaws in the medical systems of the country, and as is well-known by now, Aamir Khan and his team have had to receive the criticism of many doctors.

Aamir, however, has a reason – and a huge one – to smile about now. His show has played an important role in the Maharashtra Government giving the green signal to a lot more generic medicine stores than the state now has. The Government announced that Generic medicines would be made available across all Government hospitals. In addition, the State Government has also planned to open medical stores across the state where generic medicines will be stocked in adequate amounts, and will be readily available for people.

Aamir Khan and the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ team are on seventh heaven after receiving the news, and they have profusely thanked Chief Minister of the State, Prithviraj Chauhan and Health Minister, Suresh Shetty.

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