hi. I am Shamsher my wife name Amandeep. meri love marraige hui hai bina kisi dahej k . sab meri apni kamai se party and everything i spend 600000 in my marraige jo maine khud kamaye the in 1yr i was in love in 2009 mere paas kujh bhi nahi tha to maine decide kiya k main australia jaunga . to fir main australia aaya 2saal mehnat ki kujh paise ikathe kiye aur apni family ko bhi har maheene suport karta tha ab bhi kar raha hoon because my father was expired in 2005 so i m tking care of my family . then main wapis gya 2saal baad because mere paas kujh paise the main apne pairon pe khada ho chuka tha aur main apni inlaw family ke barabar ka tha . to maine apne mama ki help se apni marraige ki baat chalayi to unhone mri bahut hepl ki pehle to meri inlaw femily ne hangama kiya meri wife ko mara aur bole ham tumhe maar denge baad mein voh mujhe mile fir unhone han kardi ham sirf 20 members baraat gaye kujh dahej nahi maanga aur next day maine bahut badi reception party di jisme mera kharch 550000 hua and that was my own money and i m feeling so good to spend that money on my own marraige . kaafi rishtedaaro ne kaha kujh tune liya ab tumhe gaadi mil kakti thi to maine unhe kaha aap kujh bhi nahi jaante i got everything mujhe dahhej nahi chahiye . and then we got marraige in 2011 then i apply for visa of wife in end of 2011 ans finally she in here in march 2012 and we so happy she is doing job now and i m doing hard work as well . in this full story mein nothing fake . maine kabhi kisi bhi cheez ki apni inlaw family se maang nahi ki because i got everything i hope u gona share my story

Dowry is not just amongst illiterate people, but literate people do it too! I could have also been a victim but by Gods grace i got saved before getting in the trap of the dowry. There was a person who asked me for dowry before we thought of marriage. To my surprise this person was a computer engineer and working with a good company in US. At the same time he was also fetching a good salary. But the greed for money by him and his family took him to a dirty limit for asking dowry and harassing me emotionally to a great extent. That person and his family always kept saying that they were fine with a girl coming in 2 sarees after marriage and they dont expect anythin more. But in reality it was never the same. That person repeatedly kept asking me disgusting questions like how much does your dad earn ? Is your house property on ownership ? i am thinking of marrying some other girl whose father is giving us 30-40 lakhs which will help me to furnish my house. I will come and marry you immediately only if your dad buys me a flat in porsche area? Why dont you wear real ornaments? How will the marriage be? We expect a grande marriage. What all things your family will give on marriage ? and many more harrowing and dirty questions on regular basis. To an extent he also said that he will take gold from my dad in kgs equal to my body weight in kgs ! Are these the questions we expect from nowadays young man to his girl ! That too educated and literate people asking such questions just shows that education can fetch you degree but not the correct mentality. Beware of such disgusting people with cheap mentality. Luckily I ended everything with that person before things got late and I am glad that I left such a bast*** like him from my life. I am thankful to God for helping me to realise even before even i got in the trap of it. I request every girl and their families out there to please be strong and not let your self respect down before such people and their families. Be strong by mind, have the support of law and say NO to people who take or even ask for dowry! People who take dowry or ask for it are the biggest disgrace in this society! They should be punished by the law and if they escape it I am sure they will never be forgiven in the Court of God! Be strong and Be Alert ! :)

Hi, I was subjected to extreme torture and violence by my Indian husband in the US. Somehow I managed to come back to India. Its been more than 2 years and he and his family are not appearing in court neither are they giving divorce. I watched in the episode about the gentleman who has office in Jalandhar where passports of such people are recorded and informed to Embassy. Is there any way you can help me?

hello amir ji,bahut acha kiya ye show direct krke .ye ek wish thi ki koi humme bhi sunne aur samjhe ki husband se talaak aur alag honne ke baad kya beetti hai ladkiyon par khaastaur par jab unke paas ik baby bhi ho.sir mai apni story share krna chahti hu , meri marriage mohali (punjab) 8/1/2007 mai hui.meri shaadishuda jindgi bhi dowry ki vajah se ik sawaal banke reh gyi hai mere liye.mera ek beta bhi hai jo ki mere paas hai.condition yahaan tak hai ki koi bhi mere real relatives bhi mera saath na dekke mere husband ka saath dete hai kyun ki uske paas paisa hai aur vaise bhi aajkal paise vaalon ki hi suni jaati hai.sir court mai case chal rha hai par koi nateeja nahi aa raha.mujhe toh keval 2 yrs hi hue hai court mai mujh jaisi jinke paas baby bhi hai unhe 6 or7 yrs ho gye hai case file kiye hue par koi natija nahi nikal paya..sir mai ye kehna chahti hu ki jaise husband ke khilaaf hum case krte hai iske liye bhi ek fast forward decision honne chahiye.maine kharche ka ,dowry and domestic violence ka case kiya hai par aajtak mera mere bete ka koi kharcha court nahi decide kar payi...mujhe future ke liye kuch nahi dikhayi de rha .ichha hoti hai ssuicide kar lu par bete ko dekh ki vo kiske sahaare jiyega ....mai ek housewife hu koi apni income ka base nahi hai parents ke ghar rehti hu aur isi gum mai last year mere father ki death ho gyi....sir please court jaldi decision de iske liye bhi please ek sakht kadam uthaaye ...aur jab tak case chalta hai court husband se kharcha bhi dilvaaye.is vakht mai mentally disturb hu .husband mujhse beta maang rahe hai mai kaise de du apna beta vo aadmi jo nashe aur sharaab mai dhutt rehta hai aur saas jo ki khudd bimaar rehti hai kon dekhbhaal karega bete ki .sir mere liye mera beta hi mere liye sabkuch hai agar vo hi mere paas na rha to jeene ki umeed hai vo bhi khatam ho jayegi ..sir pls reply jaroor kre mujhe aapse bahut aas hai ..request kar rhi hu sir ki ek kadam iske liye jaroor uthaaye...ki beta apni maa ke paas rhe or court ka limited time hona chahiye faisla sunaane ka....please sir kuch toh reply jaroor kare ...pleasee

Hi Aamir, Thank you so much for airing these issues and alert the people. I went through a bad marriage like Komal. The only difference it wasn't done to get dowry or money but to marry an Indian girl to be used as servant in the house. I was raised by my grandmother since I lost my parents when I was 3. It was an arranged marriage to an already divorced person. His mother & himself came to India and I was married of to him within a week. After coming to US, I was tortured, abandonned to call any of my family or to even receive any phone calls from my family. Everyday his mom would set tasks for me like painting the whole house within 3 hours, or picking and pushing the logs in the backyard in the snow without any winter clothings on. Cook all the time. Even at 11:00 at night cook if they felt like eating something. There was physical & mental torture. I wasn't allowed to go out anywhere nor did anyone came to meet them. I never met his family since no one was in talking terms with them. I wasn't allowed to sit with them. He would lie down in his mothers lap on the couch and ask me to sit on the other seat. When he came back from work everyday his mother would complain about me blaming about that I stole something or I didn't do something right. And he would start shouting at me and hurt me. They always threatened me that they have good connections and not to approach the cops or talk to anyone in the neighbor. I felt like I was in jail. No one cared whether i ate everytime I would sit to eat she will start saying you are eating on my son's money. She always said that my son can let go 10 girls like you for me. He doesn't need you for anything. A lot more happened which I cannot describe here, I would have turned in a psycho I had started hating myself but finally I got out of there by running away from there and called an Indian family who I barely knew took a shelter in there house approached my relatives with their help got some counselling but i knew that I am educated and will get my life back. I will fight it and took everything as a challenge that they had put me down for. It was a tough fight since they mislead the jugde by annuling the marriage wihout letting me know about it. I fought for my divorce. Today, I am happily married with two lovely kids, I am a citizen here, I have a good job. and yes God was with me all the time I was fighting. I want all the girls in India to be aware of these situations. Don't be scared in these situation. There is a lot of help away from your country. Just be brave and reach out for help and fight back. Don't mourn for someone who doesn't deserve to be mourned about. Make a choice to be happy and make the choice to feel that you deserve a better life partner and you will get it.

Dear Aamir, First I must thank you and your team for the significant contribution towards the society through “SATYAMEV JAYATE”. It is good to see that the issues which were previously enveloped have now not only been highlighted but efforts are also being made to solve them. Aamir no doubt in today’s male dominated society women are being persecuted and therefore keeping this in mind stringent steps has been taken by our august law making bodies by introducing laws such as Section 498A & Section 125 etc in order to protect them from the demons. But unfortunately these laws are being misused in today’s urban society. Why I used the term “URBAN” here is because if you visit the villages of India women are being beaten up for the sake of dowry or for similar reasons but they who are actually being mistreated never knock the door of judiciary as because they are either unaware of the law or they are financially weak. But since last two and a half years I have calculated and have been told by the advocates that most of the matrimonial cases which are pending or petitioned in the judiciary are pertaining to urban society. I am a victim of the misuse of such law which was actually meant for those who persecute their wives. I would like to share my pain with you and your team with a hope that some positive step in this regard will be taken through “SATYAMEV JAYATE”. As being a theater actor I want to pursue in Film or you may say in media so I don’t want to disclose my identity. My story goes as follows – I had registered my name in one of the matrimonial cites, through which I got in touch with someone in September’2009. She is an advocate and a resident of Kolkata. We used to converse on phone and during our conversation I was told by her that her mother and her father have separated and their case is pending with the judiciary. She had also told me that her mother being a CPM activist had tried to kill both her and her father but they somehow escaped from her trap, that they were brutally persecuted by the workers of CPM party. She had also told me that she was a victim of child sex abuse and the perpetrator was unfortunately her local guardian i.e. her uncle (father’s friend) when her father was posted in one city and she was in another which resulted in her becoming a psychological patient. Here I would like to mention that there was a dark period in my childhood too (when I was a teenager) when I had struggled hard to save my father’s life as he was suffering from Brain Cancer and I lost him on 19th November’1995 and on September’2009 it was diagnosed that I am a patient of epilepsy (JME) which was another set back for me since my mother and my brother who is in a tender age are dependent upon me. Therefore I felt that she would be the right life partner for me since we both have seen and faced the harsh realities of life. I decided to visit Kolkata and meet her but to my surprise two days before my journey she asked me to bring a Gold ring for her and told me that we must get secretly married otherwise her mother and the CPM workers will sabotage our marriage. She convinced me that I must not reveal this to my mother and my relatives and promised me that after marriage she and her father will visit Delhi and organize a marriage ceremony in the presence of my mother. Here I would blame myself for being soo foolish that I trusted her. Reluctantly I got married to her since I was missing my mother and my younger brother a lot but with the hope that my sacrifices won’t go waste and in return Aditi will also take care of my feelings and my family the way I was doing for her. When my mother came to know about my marriage she was flabbergasted but somehow I and my office colleges managed to make her understand and gradually she compromised with the situation. Before our marriage Aditi had told me that she would pursue her LLM from Kolkata University and after the final exams of the course she will permanently reside with my family and in the mean time she would visit my house in Ghaziabad whenever she will get leave from college. After getting warm welcome from my mother in my mother’s place when she went back she called me from Kolkata and to my utter surprise demanded for a separate accommodation in Delhi and expressed her uneasiness and discomfort in residing and sharing the same kitchen with my mother which is a small one bedroom flat. When I told her that it would not be possible since my mother and my brother are dependent upon me. But she and her father replied that “your mother is getting pension and as per rule your brother is dependent upon your mother not you, so you must leave them and deposit half of your salary in Aditi’s account” when I objected to their statement they stopped talking to me by keeping either their landline phone busy or by switching off her mobile phone. After three days her friend called me and told me that Aditi is not well and I must visit her as early as possible after hearing this I rushed to Kolkata by selling off my gold ring which my mother gave me to wear with pokhraj stone to see her, but again I discovered that she was well and she only testing my loyalty towards her which was very irritating for me. Not only had this, during one of my visit she and her father got me admitted to one private nursing home with an excuse that the doctor will examine me thoroughly and will give me proper treatment but when I got admitted in that Nursing Home I realized that it was a mental asylum where I was admitted for twelve days. When I returned back in Ghaziabad I was physically not stable and when I visited one of the physicians I was advised to discontinue the medicines prescribed to me by Aditi’s Doctor in Kolkata. Aditi and her father continued to pressurize me to either take transfer in Kolkata or take a separate accommodation in Delhi. Due to all these I felt cheated and fooled and I tried to attempt suicide but with my mother’s grace I survived. When I attempted suicide I was in ICU but Aditi never cared to visit me which was again very painful for me. After this incident Aditi and her father stopped talking to me despite me and my colleges repeated efforts to sustain the relationship. After one year Aditi filed Section 125 and Divorse petition against me and as on date I am paying Rs.4200/- + my advocates fees per month. I also like to mention here that when Aditi decided to break the relation with me I was told by her psychotherapist that she had married four times in her life and non of the marriage was a success this information was very shocking for me (I don’t have any documentary proof for this statement). There are many husbands like me who are innocent and are facing such kind of hardship. It is pertinent to mention here that if your team wants any kind of proof as a supporting document against the above mentioned statement, they can at any time contact me in address and phone number mentioned below. Thanking you in anticipation

I am 62 yrs old a Post Graduate of  in Sociology. married in 1971 with a Lawyer who used to beat me mercilessly for 6 yrs, then I stood up one day and started working, took care of my son alone as single parent. My son is well settled now I am happy, I feel good when think that I took right decision one day and said no to his tortures.  I salute to your step you have taken as Satyamev Jayate ..Long Live..Dear Aamir-

Sir, I am a very poor girl. Recently I have appeared +3 Arts in nearby college. My parent decided for my marriage with someone of village near about 40 Km. distance from my village. On 11.5.12 my engagement had been held date of marriage fixed on dt.17.6.12. On that day also they didnot demand any dowry. But after engagement dt.18.5.12 my mother-in-law , her elder sister and some people of their side came to my home and demand 1 lakh cash, all gold ornaments, Electronics goods and furniure. My parents are unable to fulfil their demand. So they cancelled this marriage. In our custom once engagement done no one will marriage me. Now I am hopeless. Please help me. (The engagement video and voice in telephone with mediator & groom demanding dowry are available with me, I am trying to send you)

My name is Devika staying with my two children aged 7yr(girl) and 15yr(boy). My first marriage broke due to dowry and harressment as i was married to my dad sister son. My son was 7months old when my first husband died met with an accident. Second marriage was through internet the boy forced both my parents and his parents convinced them and i got married after 7yrs. Later my husband started beating me , my son and abusing my family too. when i was 8 moths pregnant he hit my stomache and bashed me to the door. In the midnight i had to come home. later again he convinced my parents and took me back but there was no changes in his behaviour. He works in Japan last 10yrs, so i went in 2008 to tokyo with him. Ther he used to beat me , kick my kids like ""FOOTBALL"". torture me mentally and physically, one night it was unbearable and i had to save my kids and my selfi and fly to India. My in-laws support him to divorce and get remarriage. I havent got help from the advocates or anywhere, he purchased everyone with money. Many a times i have tried to commit sucide but my kids say mama we want to leave please we will go away from papa and stay happily and peacfully.i need help, after watching this programme i have got confident and belief that i will get justice for my kids and myself. (In first marriage i didnt take anything or i got justice atleast after reading my story i am sure there is hope..

Hi Amir I am one of the victim of dowry and stuck in USA with my child. I had been abused for dowry(beaten by my husband in front of in laws and his sister) for six years. they had taken dowry and after I got married they started abusing me though I used to give every penny of my income to them. I didn't have my own a/c though I was working in USA for around six years.Later when I said I want to have my own a/c then everyone become very violent towards me.they used to behave bad with my child too. .I don't remember I had single day in my life when i didn't cry.Last year my husband was kicking me out of my house at mid night. that day I called helpline, He got arrested and I got separated from him.He has filed divorce and fighting for child custody(because my is a boy kid otherwise he would have my child abandon). He is charged for domestic violence. He had criminal charges too for hitting me. I dropped those charges since his family requested and told me that they will correct everything. After I dropped charges he filed for divorce. Now he is fighting for child custody and getting more and more access of my child after his every appeal. There is no law for dowry here.I tried to reach out lawyer in India to file a case against my in laws. I came to know that I can not do anything from here unless I come to India to file a case. I am on work visa which is expiring soon and also court has taken my son's passport(since my son is US citizen) so that no one can take my son to India .If I come to India I might not come back to USA.I don't want to loose my son at any cost. But at the same time I feel like people who ruined my life and my son's life. How can they walk away just like that.They are free and defaming me in India accusing me for having an affair and many more bad things. My in laws used to come here quite frequently.They are equaly involved as my husband. My question is there any law I can file a case against my in laws from here? Please suggest me.

Dear Amir & team,Thank you so much for this wonderful program. This episode really touched me, as my family has gone through this pain of dowry in the past. In 1975, my Dad gave a dowry of 5,000 Rs to get my eldest sister married. I was a 5 year boy then and did not understand what it was, but I do know that he paid back this loan over 5 years. For a low income family this was a big deal. After many years of being married and 4 kids (3 of which were girls - who died as infants under mysterious circumstances, final one is a boy who survived), that guy dumped my sister and married another lady and had 2 kids with her. My dad, who was not educated and feared approaching police and the law, tried hard but could not stop it. Since then, my sister has been living with support of parents and brothers. Today she has good life and is a grandmother of a wonderful boy.  When my brothers and I grew up, all three of us got married without taking any dowry and we are proud of it. I hope and pray that your unparalleled efforts to bring the basic problems of millions of Indians continue and bring a much needed change to the society. Best Regards,Echis

I am 26 years old girl from Delhi and like any other young girl I have many plans for my wedding for my dress my look etc etc. I am in a relationship since past 8 years and I am very proud to say that my fiance(as by now) and I could convince our parents to postpone our wedding date till the time we are not financially ready. We shall fulfill all our dreams to have a memorable day but "on our own money" . We have given our parents a social security by getting engaged but we shall marry when we are worthy of it. So, i think its on will and both partners should decide mutually and not under the pressure of society. The society is meant to complain but its us who shall suffer over such decisions.