Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) is a non-funded non-profit NGO fighting for men's rights, Gender Equality and Family Harmony by creating awareness against the misuse of gender obsessed laws like Section 498A, the Domestic Violence Act, and the various Maintenance laws etc. which are systematically breaking down the family system of India.
SIFF representatives in the U.S. have met the US Senate and House staffers, around 30 of them and expressed their displeasure over the implementation of iVAWA - International Violence against Women Act and the proposed funding of $ 1 Billion (Rs. 4500 crores) being approved.
SIFF representatives apprised the U.S. officials about the ground realities of the Indian Domestic Violence scenario, some of the highlights of which are as follows:-
Sub: Announcing filing of cases for giving dowry, on wives and in-laws, by husbands.
This press release is being issued by Shri Mithun Kumar, Shri. Tarun Kumar Dass and Shri Arun Dash for announcing a new social trend they have started. For the first time in the state of Odisha, cases of "Dowry Giving" have been filed by husbands against their wives and in-laws. We are sincerely thankful to our advocate Mr. Siddhartha Kumar Das, for extending all the legal help and making a choice to stand by us in the hour of crisis.
Brief Background of each case:
Mithun Kumar: Married to Sasmita Das from Jatni, Khurda Road as an inter-caste arranged marriage registered under the Special Marriage Act on 17th Feb 2007, in Bhubaneswar. Husband and Wife lived together for around 6 months along with Mithun's parents in Bangalore. But soon after the marriage, Sasmita started to force Mithun, the only son of his parents, to separate from them, and leave them on their own. But as the old and ailing parents are completely dependent on him, he denied separating from them. Seeing that her tricks of taking control were not working Sasmita left her husband's house and came back to her father's house in August'07 and then filed a false case at Mahila Police Station, Bhubaneswar u/s 498a IPC and 4 of DP Act in Oct'07, for which the Mahila Police arrested Mithun and his parents from Bangalore in Nov'07. Due to the ongoing Advocates Strike in Bhubaneswar at that time, he and his parents had to face a very tough and traumatising time to secure a Bail from the Honb'le SDJM Court, Bhubaneswar.
Sub: Announcing severe protest against mutilation of the Indian Constitution in the name of Women Empowerment.
About AIMRAW:
Association of International Men's Rights Activism and Welfare (AIMRAW) is the first ever international conglomerate of men's rights activists all over the world. This organization intends to create massive awareness about men's issues all over the world and vouch for men's rights in all areas of life. AIMRAW aims to create "Affiliate Chapters" to spread its awareness. AIMRAW is in touch with men's rights activists from 60 countries all over the world, including India. The Indian Affiliate Chapter of AIMRAW is in Bangalore, India.
The Indian Affiliate Chapter of AIMRAW is conducting this press conference in order to voice its protest against the proposed implementation of the proposed 81st Constitutional Amendment popularly known as the Women's Reservation Bill. Terming it as the next big step of "Women Empowerment", this amendment calls for reserving one-third of Lok Sabha Constituencies for women on a rotating basis once in three years per Constituency.
Notwithstanding the political Tsunami to be brought about by the passage and implementation of this "Constitutional Amendment", AIMRAW's Indian Affiliate Chapter strongly objects to the infringement of Constitutional Rights conferred to men in India as explained below :-
Reserving the constituencies for women as enshrined in the proposed Constitutional Amendment will lead to,
1. Infringement on choice of citizens to elect their representative.
2. Infringement on choice of men to contest elections (either as a political party member or an independent) in their own constituency.
Association for International Men's Rights Activism and Welfare (AIMRAW) is the first ever international conglomerate of men’s rights activists all over the world. This organization intends to create massive awareness about men’s issues all over the world and vouch for men’s rights in all areas of life. AIMRAW aims to create “Affiliate Chapters” to spread its awareness. AIMRAW is in touch with men’s rights activists from 60 countries all over the world, including India. The Indian Affiliate Chapter of AIMRAW is in Bangalore, India.
Sub: Announcing boycott of Procter and Gamble Products
About AIMWA:
All India Men's Welfare Association (AIMWA) is the first ever organization formed in India to fight against all kinds of discrimination against men and boys. AIMWA was launched in Hyderabad on 11th October 2009 and has expanded to Bangalore and Chennai within two months of its launch with around 1000 members.
Background:
Gillette, the manufacturer of branded shaving products for men has come up with the idea of "Women against Lazy Stubble" wherein men not shaving, or men sporting stubble have been tagged as "lazy" and their women have every right to detest and demean them. And Gillette also tags this campaign as "Women on the warpath". This ad campaign was launched on November 7, 2009 and includes campaigns on various media channels as well.
AIMWA perceiving this campaign as downright sexist and anti-male launched a massive online protest against the ad-campaign and demanded apology from Procter and Gamble as well as the brand ambassadors Minisha Lamba, Neha Dhupia and Mugdha Godse. The demands of AIMWA were well voiced by our media friends.
As I think about the today's theme - it reminds me of Thomas Edison, the man who invented the electric bulb. He had made a famous statement "Things are 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration"
Same applies to men's rights movement as well. It is a matter of constant awareness campaign and hitting at our opponents and proponents of male abuse. Contrary to popular belief, it is 3 times easier to abuse a male than a female because males have no support structure and male abuse is accepted by the society as social service.
As I have repeatedly mentioned in my articles that cultures have deceived men, acting as vultures. Men have been used as the FREE ATM MACHINE, the UNPAID BODYGUARD, the de-facto PROTECTOR and PROVIDER, etc.by cultures and in the process have been reduced to disposable entities. Their abuse is considered a social service now.
And men, the way they are, are in a great way responsible for this. They rarely challenge or question conventions, traditions, histrionics and stereotypes thrust upon them. They do not feel the need to fight for their rights - only a handful of them are doing though scores are getting victimized. They do not demand for their space in the society and accept things as offered to them.
To this effect, today I take the example of Skandagupta - the great emperor of India. His stepmother has him sent to Ujjain so that her son can be made the emperor. He obeys her. But then the Huns attack India under the leadership of Attila the Hun. The army of Skandagupta calls him back as they needed his expertise.
