Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj
दीपिका नारायण भारद्वाज
Born4 December 1986
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • film-maker
  • activist
Known forMen's rights, family rights, false case prevention during marriages
Notable workIndia's Sons

Minor 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][1][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 Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival 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.[1] 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][1] 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.[11][9][12]

False sexual harassment allegations

Bhardwaj campaigns against false sexual harassment allegations.[13][14] She had supported the #Mentoo movement, a campaign that was started in response of false allegations of the #MeToo movement in India and wrote about how the me-too movement turned men into disposable or collateral damage.[13][15][16] In the Rohtak sisters viral video controversy, she interviewed several witnesses and released videos that held the accusers of lying.[5][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]

Deepika Bhardwaj with Dr. Edmond - global health physician at a meeting

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

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

Filmography

Documentary

Year Title Notes
2016 Martyrs of Marriage[27] Netflix (2018–2020)
2022 India's Sons

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The woman who fights for men's equal rights". BBC. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "International Women's Day: Woman activist fights for men abused by women". WION. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Desai, Rahul (25 May 2018). "The Indian venal code". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Haryana woman's film lends voice to harassed married men". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Rohtak eve-teasing case gets another turn with a fourth video surfacing". DNA India. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "In pursuit of purpose: Tales of alternative careers from Gurugram". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "International Men's Day: 'I'm a Man Who Faced Domestic Abuse'". The Quint. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Jha, Aditya Mani. "India's radical meninists come out of the closet". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Martyrs of Marriage - documentary on misuse of IPC sec. 498A". India Today. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "Deepika Bhardwaj, Martyrs of Marriage, and Men's rights in India". sheroes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Documenting the martyrs of marriage". DNA India. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  12. ↑ Desai, Rahul (25 May 2018). "The Indian venal code". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Filmmaker Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj: #MenToo is as important as #MeToo - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. ↑ "Knowing man's side of the narrative". DNA India. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ↑ "Men's rights activism on the rise in India in response to #MeToo". The Independent. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Pundir, Pallavi (6 June 2019). "#MeToo Has Shaken Up Men's Rights Activism in India, and The Result is #MenToo". Vice. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  17. ↑ IANS (8 December 2014). "Haryana's headline-grabbing sisters: Local heroes or serial beaters?". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Women In The Cause Of Men In Distress". HuffPost India. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  19. ↑ Madaik, Devyani (7 January 2022). "'Ayushi Bhatia Serial False Rape Case': How This Gurugram Woman Ruined Multiple Lives With Vicious Calumnies". thelogicalindian.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "7 लड़कों पर फर्जी रेप केस करने वाली आयुषी भाटिया गिरफ्तार, ऑडियो वायरल". livebharatnews.in (in Hindi). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Jha, Aditya Mani. "India's radical meninists come out of the closet". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  22. ↑ Masih, Niha (11 November 2018). "The looking glass world of angry men". www.livemint.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "India's Sons: Charged falsely, acquitted, but never really free". www.mid-day.com. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "India’s Sons: Documentary Inspires Men To Voice Their Side Of The Story". News Nation English. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  25. ↑ "Spotlight on struggles: Documentary on men falsely accused of rape". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  26. ↑ "Exclusive: Journalist who rescued minor domestic help in India's Gurgaon relives horror of abuse". WION. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  27. ↑ "Martyrs of Marriage". IMDb. 2016.
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