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| Written by Virag |
| Monday, 06 June 2011 14:52 |
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Virag R Dhulia, a software professional, has been a prominent men's rights activist. He has been engaged in creating awareness about the abuse of men and their families through anti-male and gender biased laws like Section 498A, Domestic Violence Act etc. He has been instrumental in networking with fellow men's rights activist both across India and abroad and has played key roles in organizing events to create awareness about abuse of men by the society. He maintains a couple of blogs and websites and a personal website of his own which contain articles written by him about issues faced by Indian men in particular and men in general. He has authored more than 300 articles which are published on his blogs and websites. His opinions and views on anti-male and gender biased laws and anti-male sentiments of judiciary has appeared in all leading dailies like the Times of India, DNA, Deccan Herald, Hindustan Times, Navbharat Times, and more such newspapers multiple times. He has also appeared in a couple of TV Shows speaking about the disastrous effects of ill-conceived laws on married men and their families. He is also extensively involved in training new members to further the cause of men's rights in the society. He has written numerous letters / petitions / RTI applications to various state and central government departments on rationalization of gender-biased laws in favor of men. He has been a key driving player in all the three Men's Rights National Conferences in India. He was the keynote speaker in the second conference held in 2009 and one of the key organizers in the third conference held in 2010. He has played a key role in the drafting of a research report titled, "The Perils of Section 498A - A report on changes required". The report was prepared on request by the Karnataka Law Commission. Click here to see his blogs and websites. Quote this article on your siteTo create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview : Powered by QuoteThis © 2008 |
| Last Updated on Monday, 20 June 2011 12:30 |
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| The Wheel Turns |
Twenty years ago, the cricket stars were the GENTLEMEN, who used to play seasonal cricket and did have alternative careers. Today we see cricket as an emerging alternative career option with what all these young cricketers becoming role models for today’s youth. They participate in brandishing products, sporting fashionable looks, attractive hairdos, flaunting latest gizmos and define themselves as a perfect style icon apart from being aggressive at the field. What with the team comprising of youngsters, more and more young blood is being preferred vis-à-vis experience. Earlier we had all the politicians who were some sixty years of age and had very little exposure to the actual progress going on in the world and the country was run on traditional policies resulting in more consumption than production in the economy as a whole. But now we have the “Lead India” movement initiated by the Times Of India which is inviting young aspiring India not only to be a part of the political mainstream but also to be a part of socially relevant projects.
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