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Barkha Trehan is a Men’s Rights Activist and the Founder & President of Purush Aayog, an NGO working for men’s rights and welfare. The organization focuses on addressing issues that affect men in Indian society and works to protect men’s rights, especially in areas like family law, domestic violence, and the challenges men face within a patriarchal system, highlighting issues like false accusations, mental health struggles, and bias against men in cases related to divorce, child custody, and dowry.
In this episode Vinamre and Barkha talk about:
– The recent Atul Subhash case and how the system failed him
– How children are used as tools of extortion and the custody laws in India
– Corruption in the judicial system and how lawyers misuse 498A to extort money
– The need for a Men’s Commission in India and the government’s neglect of this issue
– Unfair alimony laws in India and violence against men in India
– Marital rape law in India and arranged marriage as an institution.
Watch the episode to find out how the Atul Subhash case highlights the system’s failure.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
4:25 – Atul Subhash case in detail
16:35 – Using a child as a tool for extortion
22:24 – How the whole system is anti-men and adultery laws in India
33:08 – Understanding Section 498A and how it’s misused
43:23 – The alimony laws in India
50:51 – Child custody laws in India
53:10 – His emotional message to his son
1:01:59 – When she talked to his family
1:03:15 – Shraddha-Aftab case and the media trial in India
1:11:55 – #MeToo and workplace harassment
1:15:40 – Hate she gets because she works for men’s rights
1:25:10 – Action on Judge Reeta Kaushik
1:27:55 – Male rape cases and violence against men
1:40:06 – 25 questions of Atul Subhash to the court
1:44:22 – Marital rape laws in India and advice to men
1:48:30 – Indian traditions and marriage as an institution
1:56:40 – Exposing women activists
2:02:00 – How to contact Barkha
2:08:30 – Conclusion
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