Recently the #Dhanak Team took to the streets of Delhi.
Find out what folks have to say about Love, Relationships, Marriage, and “Honour” –
#BaatKijiyeSaathDijiye #MeriZindagiMeraFaisla
#RightToChoose
#lovejihad
Short Film Deadline Extended!!!
Please note that the deadline for submitting a #shortfilm to enter the 2nd Annual #SAHAS Short Film Competition is now 22 January, 2019.
S A H A S 2019
एक बार फिर, पहले से ज़्यादा जोश और विष्वास के साथ…
आप भी ज़रूर आईये!
SAVE THE DATE! SPREAD THE WORD! FEBRUARY 14, 2019
Announcing our 2nd Annual SAHAS Short Film Competition!
We are gearing up for SAHAS 2019!
Urging all creative minds who wish to make a positive impact/create social awareness, to participate in our 2nd annual short film competition! Read carefully below for guidelines and details. Let us know if you have any questions.
Please share this with friends, colleges, and schools. We are happy to provide A3 hard copies on request.
DHANAK ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (USA)
Recently, Dhanak was interviewed by National Public Radio (NPR), USA.
Here’s the link to the article: Dhanak Interview
BAAT KIJIYE SAATH DIJIYE
Unreasonable expectations from our children only result in creating a divide in the relationship and generates emotional distress.
Keeping an open dialogue is essential in understanding their viewpoint . Don’t shut them out. Talk to them.
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अपने बच्चों से अनुचित, अत्याधिक और अनावश्यक अपेक्षाएं अक्सर माँ-बाप और बच्चों के रिश्तों में दूरियां पैदा कर देतीं हैं, जो सभी के लिए दुखद और कष्टदायी होता है।
यह ज़रूरी है की परिवार में सभी अपनी बात खुल कर, बिना किसी डर और झिझक के रख सकें। तभी एक दूसरे की भावनाओं, दृष्टिकोण, और विचारों को समझ पाएंगे और उनका सम्मान कर सकेंगे।
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What is “Honour” Based Violence?
“Honour” based violence is an act on a person by his/her family members or by the community, due to the belief that the person brought shame or “dishonour” upon them.
Females are the most common victims of “honour” based violence. However, males can be victims, as well.
Some Types of “Honour” Based Violence:
Physical Abuse
Psychological Pressure
Forced Marriage
Forced Abortion
Abduction
House Arrest
“Honour” Suicide
“Honour” Killing
Some Motives behind “Honour” Based Violence:
Falling in love with someone of your choice
Refusing to marry a person chosen by the family
Marrying someone of your choice
Loss of virginity outside of marriage
Pregnancy outside of marriage
Homosexuality
A relationship outside of marriage
An Interactive Session with visiting German Journalists
The Media Ambassadors India – Germany, is a program funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation and is run in cooperation with the Center for Media Competence at the University of Tübingen.
As part of their fellowship program, German journalists visiting India had an interactive session with the DHANAK team.
The visitors were keen on understanding the delicate societal structure in India, and inter-religious marriages.
They were inquisitive about the different types of marriages, challenges of the Special Marriage Act, Inter-religious marriages, and the role of religion in marriages. They also shared the challenges of Inter-faith marriages in their country.
#InterfaithMarriage #IntercasteMarriage #MeriZindagiMeraFaisla #SpecialMarriageAct
BAAT KIJIYE SAATH DIJIYE
Parents work hard to instill the values of equality, freedom and the importance of constitutional rights in their children, but when these children become adults and choose their partner, parents oppose and crush the very values once inculcated by them. This hypocrisy drives many into a #ForcedMarriage.
As part of our campaign, Dhanak wants to make parents aware that Forced Marriage is a violation of fundamental human rights. It is traumatic and ruins lives.
We at Dhanak, want to promote an environment where adult children are able to freely express their choices and parents are willing to have a discussion with them.
#BaatKijiyeSaathDijiye
BAAT KIJIYE, SAATH DIJIYE
Dear friends,
Less than a week ago, we all heard about yet another horrific patriarchal crime take place, this time in Telangana. The father insisted his daughter to get an abortion and hired people to kill his son-in-law. Now, the daughter is a pregnant widow.
Such heinous crimes in our society continue primarily due to the deeply entrenched attitudes in regards to religion and caste, lack of police protection for the couple, and poor law enforcement. In almost all cases the perpetrator gets away with no repercussions.
Like we have mentioned before –
The strongest opposition to interfaith/inter-caste marriages comes from the parents.
Dhanak’s campaign “Baat Kijiye, Saath Dijiye” is to spread awareness among parents about their adult children’s rights –
Their #RightToChoose in the matters of marriage, or a relationship.
