Renowned Indian Journalist and a successful Documentary Filmmaker, Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj

Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj is an Indian journalist and a documentary filmmaker and also a men’s right activist. Global recognition has been bestowed upon her debut documentary film, “Martyrs of Marriage,” which she independently researched, written, produced, and filmed and which examines how the anti-dowry legislation in India is misused. The movie was exhibited in 22 Indian cities, including exclusive showings at several judicial academies, law schools, and even courts, as well as in Australia, Dubai, and the UK. The movie had a global release on Netflix in 2018 and is now available for viewing there.

Deepika was working in the IT sector in the year 2006 – 2008 after completing her higher education. She left her IT job and decided to enter media and journalism in the year 2008. Her debut short documentary, Gramin Dak Sevak, which focused on the job difficulties faced by rural postal workers, won the student film category at the 2009 Jeevika All Asia Livelihood Film Festival.

Youth Count, her second short documentary, examined young people’s attitudes about voting and elections. She has also contributed to documentaries about women, people with disabilities, and the environment for the United Nations Environment Program, USAID, Counterpart International, and Sarthak. Through venues like TEDx and others, she has written and talked extensively about gender-biassed laws in India and the effects of their abuse on individuals.