SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Television: Satyamev Jayate

»Satyamev Jayate (transl. Truth Alone Triumphs) is an Indian Hindi-language television talk show aired on various channels within Star Network along with Doordarshan's DD National. The first season of the show premiered on 6 May 2012 and marked the television debut of popular Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan. The second season of the show was aired from 2 March 2014 and the third season started from 5 October 2014.
The show focuses on sensitive social issues prevalent in India such as female foeticide, child sexual abuse, rape, honour killings, domestic violence, untouchability, discrimination, acceptance of alternative sexualities, toxic masculinity, alcoholism, and the criminalization of politics. It aims to bring the great achievements of people which often go unnoticed in order to encourage the audience to achieve their goals no matter what comes in between. It also aims to empower citizens with information about their country, and urge them to take action. While the primary language of the show is Hindi, it is simulcast in eight languages such as Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu, and subtitled in English, to ensure maximum reach.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: Indian History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Shrivastava, Nidhi. »The Power of Celebrity Culture and its Response to Rape and Sexual Violence against Women in Post-2012 India.« Building Bridges in Celebrity Studies. Toronto 2016: 96-101.

II. Speaker Index