Satyamev Jayate season 2
The second season of Satyamev Jayate premiered on 2 March 2014.[1] While Hindi is the show's primary language, it was dubbed and simulcast in Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
The second season was supposed to have three installments. The first installment, consisting of five episodes, was aired in March 2014. The second installment was ready in July 2014, and aired in September 2014.[2]
Episodes
[edit]Episode 1: Fighting Rape
[edit]Episode 1 began with the 2012 Delhi Gang Rape Case. It highlighted facts and figures about rape incidents and focused on the problems that prevent survivors from getting justice, ranging from the following factors -
- An apathetic police force - In conversation with Shamina Shafiq from NCW, she stated that police officials often refuse to file reports despite mandatory in the law, and instead blame the victim for the crime, suggest a compromise with the culprits, and sometimes even lock-up the victim or her kin. Furthermore, while the law states that a copy of the FIR is to be given to the victim, it often does not happen.
- Incompetence of medical personnel, as most doctors or nurses often do not tend to the rape victims immediately, along with a lack of a standardized procedure to treat victims and collect evidence for a stronger conviction. Furthermore, the episode highlights that doctors cannot deny treatment or first aid to rape survivors. A NGO named CEHAT formulated gender sensitive treatment to change mindset of doctors towards women, and standardized protocol for medical examination and to collect evidence.
- Judicial insensitivity, as rape victims/survivors are often humiliated in courts by defense lawyers. Several lawyers and activists have stated about hearings being adjourned for implausible reasons, which delay proceedings, as well as the unfair and unequal legal processes in cases of rape. Aamir, in conversation with Justice Usha Mehra, stated that setting up One-Stop Rape Crisis Centers could ensure speedy justice to the victims.
- The societal attitudes of victim blaming. Aamir concluded that by blaming the victims, the culprits receive encouragement.[3]
A survey that was conducted in Madhya Pradesh in 2013 that reported that 48% of the victims were wearing salwar kurta, 41% were clad in sari and 10% of toddlers wore frocks and pyjamas at the time of the incident.[4]
Episode 2: Indian Police
[edit]Episode 2 highlights the issues faced by the police. It talks about the attempts made to introduce reform and protect police from political interference. However, this was repeatedly ignored by state governments, causing trust to deteriorate against police across the nation. The episode also shares how constables, who form bulk of the force, have to suffer from lack of dignity, and insufficient housing amongst other needs and facilities.
Episode 3: Don't Waste your Garbage
[edit]This episode highlighted the importance of waste management, negligence from the municipal corporations of Indian cities in managing trash efficiently. It showed simple, sustainable ways of recycling and reusing waste. Every year 1,60,000 megatons of waste is generated in India; about 1.5 tons of waste per head per month.
Episode 4: Kings Every Day
[edit]This episode highlights how politicians and government officials in a joint venture swallow public money raised from taxes. It mentions scams worth thousands of crores. It focuses on the fact that it is important to pay taxes and to be aware of what happens to the money.
Episode 5: Criminalization of Politics
[edit]This episode highlights how criminals enter into Indian political life. Aamir Khan focused on politicians' criminal records and showed how commoners display no apprehensions in demanding money for their votes. While a section of voters think their votes don't matter, another group of voters willingly sells their votes for TV sets, money and refrigerators.
Music
[edit]Sona Mohaptra came up with Bekhauff. Sona Mohaptra concluded the subject matter with Ram Sampath's composition. In the last episode Shankar Mahadevan sings about the importance of the vote.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Satyamev Jayate Season 2 to commence from March 2". IANS. Biharprabha News. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Second Installments of Satyamev Jayate 2 to go on-air this September". TellyTRP.in. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Fighting Rape".
- ^ "Satyamev Jayate: 41% of rape victims were in saris, 48% in burkha; are you aware of these facts?". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.