Satyamev Jayate – All Episodes 1 – 13 (Part II)

The first season of Satyamev Jayate was premiered from 6 May 2012 on various channels within Star Network along with Doordarshan’s DD National. Now the show has completed its first season. These are the videos of Complete season.

Toxic Food

Episode 08: Poison On Our Plate?
The show highlighted the adverse effect of pesticides on people’s health and the environment. Examples of toxic chemicals entering the human food chain through spraying of chemicals by farmers were given. It also demonstrated new farming techniques which do not support spraying of any chemicals such as pesticides and fungicides. Organic Farming techniques and success story of a farmer were also showed.

Alcohol Abuse

Episode 09: Think Before You Drink
The show highlighted the issue of alcoholism in Indian society. The audience of the show were the group of people who were under 30 years. Most of them at some point of their life had been under the influence of alcohol. Some thought it to be a social necessity and some took it to celebrate some occasion.

Untouchability

Episode 10: Dignity For All

The show discussed the social ills of casteism and untouchability. Though untouchability is a criminal offence in India, and the state has, since independence, adopted affirmative action for the benefit of backward castes, incidents of caste based discrimination are reported from across the country on an everyday basis.

Old Age

Episode 11: Sunset Years, Sunshine Life

This episode showed, The horrifying conditions of senior citizens in our country. Our parents are the ones who have brought us up and made us what we are. At least out of consideration for that much, we should be good and kind towards them. But countless people all over India don’t think so, going by the numbers of abandoned old people taken in at old age homes. Then there are some older people who take matters into their own hands – be it romance or adventure sport.

Water

Episode 12: Every Drop Counts

This Episode showed, most vital thing for our survival is water. While at the moment we have enough water for our needs, a time is likely to come when our water supply runs out and we have to buy water at a price similar to fuel. This is a situation which already exists in some parts of the country, and ‘water wars’ are a common occurrence. The solution, which some people have implemented, is to save and store rainwater.

The Idea of India

Episode 13: We The People

This episode focused on, reality of a new nation after Independence. The Constitution was the foundation stone of this endeavour. We had resolved to establish a sovereign, secular, democratic republic with justice, liberty, equality and fraternity for all. Enough Indians have been putting these principles into action, that the country can find hope to awaken into a ‘heaven of freedom’.