Satyamev Jayate
Satyamev Jayate is an Indian tv chat show which aired within Star Network alongside the DD National of Doordarshan. The very first season of the show premiered on 6 May 2012 and indicated with the tv debut of popular Bollywood actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan. Focus with the second season has begun.
The series highlights sensitive social issues commonplace in India such as female foeticides, child sexual abuse, dowry, medical malpractice, honor killings, insensitivity to the physically disabled, domestic violence, over use of pesticides resulting in pesticide poisoning, alcoholism, untouchability, circumstances of older citizens and water crisis. While Hindi is still the key language of the series, it was also dubbed and simulcast in other languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu, and subtitled in English.
Satyamev Jayate received an overwhelming positive response and feedback from the critics as well as the public. The series was appreciated by several film and television personalities, politicians and social activists for its own research, content, presentation and format.