Amartya Talukdar

Amartya Talukdar is a blogger and a men's rights activist.^[1] He holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from The Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University.

Amartya Talukdar

Blogging

He won The Times of India award for the most engaging blog at The Apeejay Kolkata Literature Festival.^[2][3] A men's rights activist, his blog advocates altering "lopsided" laws on alimony, dowry and marriage.^[4]

Activism

He is the founder member of HRIDAYA, a Men's Right Organization that has spearheaded men's rights movement in West Bengal, a province in India.^[5]

HRIDAYA-a nest of family harmony operates under the umbrella of Save Indian Family.^[6] It lobbies against gender-biased laws that affect men. HRIDAYA has also called for setting up of a separate ministry for Men's welfare.^[7] The NGO also provides help and support to distressed men and their families.^[8] It runs a workshop called Hope for Men to coach distressed men to cope with their lives.^[9]

Talukdar has organised many street protests against gender-biased laws.^[10][11] He has spoken on men's rights at various places, including the Commerce Fest of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata^[12][13] and TEDxBESC.^[14][15]

Books

• Talukdar, Amartya (2014). MEN’S RIGHT MOVEMENT IN BENGAL. ISBN 9789351379621.

References

1. "TEDxBESC". TED. TED Conferences, LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
2. Mazumdar, Jaideep (Jan 17, 2015). "Want to be a blogger? Experts tell you how". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
3. "The Great Indian Bloggers' Meet". Kolkata Bloggers. Kolkata Bloggers. January 18, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
4. The Times of India (Kolkata) (March 7, 2015). . The Times Group. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
5. TNN (August 30, 2015). "On Rakhi, a unique gender twist". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
6. Nevatia, Shreevatsa (December 12, 2014). "An SOS for men". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
7. "Now, a demand for a 'Ministry of Men's Welfare". India Today. November 17, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
8. "Men's helpline gets 25,000 calls over four months in Kolkata". The Times of India. Sep 17, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
9. Chatterjee, Avijit (May 24, 2016). "When men are victims". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 9, 2017.^{[dead link]}
10. Loiwal, Manogya (February 16, 2014). "Men wear sarees in Kolkata to protest against Marital Amendment Bill". India Today. Living Media India Limited. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
11. . The Statesman. Aug 26, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23.
12. Dasgupta, Krishnasish (March 8, 2016). "Matters of commerce". The Statesman. The Statesman Limited. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
13. . The Telegraph. The Telegraph. April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
14. "TEDX BESC". BESC. The Bhawanipore Education Society College. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
15. "Watch the talk". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.