Article--yoti Stands up against domestic violence

NDTV Imagine: Jyoti Stands up against domestic violence

Imagine ties up with Bell Bajao Campaign

2009, 62 years after our Independence, are we really independent? Are
the women in our country independent enough to speak their mind or
express their issues and problems? While India is awakening to
tremendous rates of development and progress, there are many social
evils that are holding us back from achieving our rightful place in the
world. According to the National Family Health Survey (05-06) 62% of
women in India are experiencing physical or sexual violence, 51% of
75,000 men surveyed think hitting their wives is acceptable if in-laws
are disrespected and 47% of women with no education suffered spousal
violence.

NDTV IMAGINE through its popular primetime daily Jyoti aims to
destabilize the evil of domestic violence. Jyoti is a strong woman who
has stood up against several hurdles in her life. When Jyoti finds out
that her sister Sushma is being victim to a ruthless violence at the
hands of her husband Brij, she stands against this issue, takes a morcha
of women outside Brij's house and gets him arrested. With this
action Jyoti not only saves Sushma but also through her act represents
the women power and motivate the women of the nation not to tolerate
such kind of violence.

Imagine has tied up with Bell Bajao Campaign (Ring the
Bell!)Breakthrough's newest campaign, asking men and boys to bring
domestic violence to a halt. The campaign has reached 124 million people
reached and still going strong! Sneha Wagh, who essays the role of
Jyoti, says, "I genuinely feel for this cause & I hope women who
watch Jyoti or have encountered this first hand or in their
neighbourhood get inspired to take the matter in their own hands and
speak up against this social evil."

Let's help Jyoti spread awareness on this issue and also tune in to
Jyoti to find how she manages to get justice for her sister Sushma on
Tuesday 20th Oct at 8.30 pm only on Imagine!

Thanks for the article!

it is good that this show is bringing so many social issues

Originally posted by: PUSPAK21

it is good that this show is bringing so many social issues

Jyoti is a great charcter

but another thing for domestic voilence somehow women are also responsible like sushma they feel some emotional attachment with the person in thier life. It is hightime women should stand for thier right by own then people like sushma will not need any jyoti

Its great that this show is bringing this message out to the public. I also hope that it is mentioned that it is just as equally the wife's fault as the husband's in this situation. Its just as much a crime to take abuse as it is to give it. Although I'm not much of a Sushma-lover, I love the idea that they're sending this msg out to the public.

cant w8 for 22nd oct..i hope atleast now sushma will use her brains..

Originally posted by: Kruthika.N

Its great that this show is bringing this message out to the public. I also hope that it is mentioned that it is just as equally the wife's fault as the husband's in this situation. Its just as much a crime to take abuse as it is to give it. Although I'm not much of a Sushma-lover, I love the idea that they're sending this msg out to the public.

yes, true- many girls, especially indians have a warped idea of dharma and shut up and do their dharma as "wives". They do not realize that the first promise the husband made on their wedding- "of leading a noble and respectful life together" is destroyed with the first act of violence.

Unfortunately all these lopsided- "making-the-guy-wrong" does not resolve the problem- we need to go to the root of the "abuse".

Recent brain research has shown that people who perpetrate abuse have a "different" brain. Alcoholism and domestic violence go hand in hand. Hence a "morcha" can certainly help bring relief to the person who is being abused and raise awareness. But, it does not stem the problem at its root- the perpetrator. They need serious rehabilitation and detox.