Channel 4: The
Greatest Shows on Earth Episode 2
As well as
episode 2 containing a ten minute segment on Gatka at the start, at 29 minutes
50 seconds Daisy shows clips of Truth
Alone Prevails whereby the show discusses the acceptance of domestic
violence by many Indians. 1 in 2 women in India is a victim of domestic
violence in comparison to 1 in 4 in the UK. One woman tells her horrific story;
her husband chewed her face like a dog would chew meat- all this because he
wanted her to abort their baby girl! The show states that it's actually the
rich upper classes of India who are more likely to abort female babies rather
than the poorer rural families. One woman went through an abortion 6 times in 8
years because her in laws would not accept a baby girl.
Show blurb: One of last year’s
smash hits on Indian TV wasn’t a talent search or a scripted drama, it was Truth Alone Prevails, a no holds barred talk show
tackling the biggest issues affecting Indian society, which has now been seen
by an astonishing 400 million Indians
Daisy meets Bollywood legend
Aamir Khan - India’s answer to George Clooney - who hosts the show, to find out
why it strikes such a chord. They watch highlights from the first series, which
included episodes on female foeticide, domestic violence, honour killings and
child abuse. It’s particularly shocking in a country that likes to keep its
issues behind closed doors.
Link: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-greatest-shows-on-earth/4od#3537353
Original
Episode of Truth Alone Prevails: http://youtu.be/NG3WygJmiVs
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