[Music] on December 22nd 2015 I found myself
on December 22nd 2015 I found myself
on December 22nd 2015 I found myself sitting inside India’s Parliament
sitting inside India’s Parliament
sitting inside India’s Parliament watching an act which I had fought for
watching an act which I had fought for
watching an act which I had fought for turn into law it was actually the first
turn into law it was actually the first
turn into law it was actually the first time that Parliament was even working
time that Parliament was even working
time that Parliament was even working and had stopped its fighting for a short
and had stopped its fighting for a short
and had stopped its fighting for a short period of time so why was I there I’m
period of time so why was I there I’m
period of time so why was I there I’m not a politician or a politician’s son
not a politician or a politician’s son
not a politician or a politician’s son I’m not even a lawyer actually I’m a
I’m not even a lawyer actually I’m a
I’m not even a lawyer actually I’m a businessman and a father of three what I
businessman and a father of three what I
businessman and a father of three what I want to share with you today is a simple
want to share with you today is a simple
want to share with you today is a simple tool a simple tool which helped to
tool a simple tool which helped to
tool a simple tool which helped to transform my life from the ordinary to
transform my life from the ordinary to
transform my life from the ordinary to the extraordinary how I returning
the extraordinary how I returning
the extraordinary how I returning emigres from the United States came back
emigres from the United States came back
emigres from the United States came back to India and was able to get Parliament
to India and was able to get Parliament
to India and was able to get Parliament to stop its fighting for five hours I
to stop its fighting for five hours I
to stop its fighting for five hours I moved back to India after having lived
moved back to India after having lived
moved back to India after having lived 20 years in the United States back in
20 years in the United States back in
20 years in the United States back in the US I had everything we all want a
the US I had everything we all want a
the US I had everything we all want a great social circle wife kids a great
great social circle wife kids a great
great social circle wife kids a great life all the things we want but as I was
life all the things we want but as I was
life all the things we want but as I was moving back I had a chance to reflect on
moving back I had a chance to reflect on
moving back I had a chance to reflect on my 20 years and I realized that there
my 20 years and I realized that there
my 20 years and I realized that there was one thing in my life which was
was one thing in my life which was
was one thing in my life which was missing in my case that one thing which
missing in my case that one thing which
missing in my case that one thing which was missing was Social Work so as I was
was missing was Social Work so as I was
was missing was Social Work so as I was moving back to India I said I’m going to
moving back to India I said I’m going to
moving back to India I said I’m going to give one day a week to Social Work there
give one day a week to Social Work there
give one day a week to Social Work there was no reason to one day a week it was
was no reason to one day a week it was
was no reason to one day a week it was arbitrary but it was a number I felt I
arbitrary but it was a number I felt I
arbitrary but it was a number I felt I could live with there was a easy simple
could live with there was a easy simple
could live with there was a easy simple number back when I moved it was 2013 it
number back when I moved it was 2013 it
number back when I moved it was 2013 it was the peak of the aam aadmi party
was the peak of the aam aadmi party
was the peak of the aam aadmi party movement now I don’t want to get into
movement now I don’t want to get into
movement now I don’t want to get into politics here like many of us I
politics here like many of us I
politics here like many of us I supported them but I got a chance to do
supported them but I got a chance to do
supported them but I got a chance to do a little bit further I gave them one day
a little bit further I gave them one day
a little bit further I gave them one day a week as I share with you some photos
a week as I share with you some photos
a week as I share with you some photos here they talked about an incredible
here they talked about an incredible
here they talked about an incredible experience that I had something which in
experience that I had something which in
experience that I had something which in my life I would never get to experience
my life I would never get to experience
my life I would never get to experience but what was more amazing is that while
but what was more amazing is that while
but what was more amazing is that while I was doing these things I never had to
I was doing these things I never had to
I was doing these things I never had to leave my normal life I just added more
leave my normal life I just added more
leave my normal life I just added more to it after six months of doing politics
to it after six months of doing politics
to it after six months of doing politics I gave it up I decided that things were
I gave it up I decided that things were
I gave it up I decided that things were not the same anymore and that I should
not the same anymore and that I should
not the same anymore and that I should move on I still had my one day a week so
move on I still had my one day a week so
move on I still had my one day a week so I had to figure out what to do after
I had to figure out what to do after
I had to figure out what to do after some thinking I realized that women’s
some thinking I realized that women’s
some thinking I realized that women’s safety is a big problem in India I
safety is a big problem in India I
safety is a big problem in India I decided I’m going to start giving one
decided I’m going to start giving one
decided I’m going to start giving one day a week to women safety now I didn’t
day a week to women safety now I didn’t
day a week to women safety now I didn’t know what to do I had never done this
know what to do I had never done this
know what to do I had never done this before so I actually use my first one
before so I actually use my first one
before so I actually use my first one day of my one day a week to make a plan
day of my one day a week to make a plan
day of my one day a week to make a plan after a few months and a Guinness world
after a few months and a Guinness world
after a few months and a Guinness world record attempt later I found myself
record attempt later I found myself
record attempt later I found myself standing in front of their peers parents
standing in front of their peers parents
standing in front of their peers parents and realizing that they had no one to
and realizing that they had no one to
and realizing that they had no one to help them no problem uncle and Aunty I
help them no problem uncle and Aunty I
help them no problem uncle and Aunty I said I will give you one day a week
said I will give you one day a week
said I will give you one day a week using that one day a week and all the
using that one day a week and all the
using that one day a week and all the things that I had learned in my Armani
things that I had learned in my Armani
things that I had learned in my Armani party movement I started organizing
party movement I started organizing
party movement I started organizing grassroots campaigns from university
grassroots campaigns from university
grassroots campaigns from university marches to hostel meetings to anything
marches to hostel meetings to anything
marches to hostel meetings to anything else that I could think of all our
else that I could think of all our
else that I could think of all our planned activities took a deviation in
planned activities took a deviation in
planned activities took a deviation in December 2015 just last year when we
December 2015 just last year when we
December 2015 just last year when we realized that one of the murderers of
realized that one of the murderers of
realized that one of the murderers of Narnia was to be released after just
Narnia was to be released after just
Narnia was to be released after just three years in the juvenile home things
three years in the juvenile home things
three years in the juvenile home things quickly got together and all the people
quickly got together and all the people
quickly got together and all the people that you saw on TV were people that we
that you saw on TV were people that we
that you saw on TV were people that we had met in our previous events we
had met in our previous events we
had met in our previous events we started protests on December 19th we
started protests on December 19th we
started protests on December 19th we quickly realized that the Juvenile
quickly realized that the Juvenile
quickly realized that the Juvenile Justice Act which was sitting log-jammed
Justice Act which was sitting log-jammed
Justice Act which was sitting log-jammed in Parliament could be passed if we got
in Parliament could be passed if we got
in Parliament could be passed if we got the two largest parties the Congress and
the two largest parties the Congress and
the two largest parties the Congress and the BJP to agree so we decided to meet
the BJP to agree so we decided to meet
the BJP to agree so we decided to meet senior Congress leaders and senior BJP
senior Congress leaders and senior BJP
senior Congress leaders and senior BJP leaders the Juvenile Justice Act which
leaders the Juvenile Justice Act which
leaders the Juvenile Justice Act which was not even on the agenda for December
was not even on the agenda for December
was not even on the agenda for December 22nd got tabled in Parliament
22nd got tabled in Parliament
22nd got tabled in Parliament that’s the photo of us driving to
that’s the photo of us driving to
that’s the photo of us driving to Parliament just 30 minutes before it was
Parliament just 30 minutes before it was
Parliament just 30 minutes before it was tabled on on that day after a five-hour
tabled on on that day after a five-hour
tabled on on that day after a five-hour debate the Juvenile Justice Act was
debate the Juvenile Justice Act was
debate the Juvenile Justice Act was unanimously passed that was probably the
unanimously passed that was probably the
unanimously passed that was probably the greatest achievement that I’ve had in my
greatest achievement that I’ve had in my
greatest achievement that I’ve had in my life so far I continued to work on
life so far I continued to work on
life so far I continued to work on women’s safety I continued to give it
women’s safety I continued to give it
women’s safety I continued to give it one day a week I’m presently working on
one day a week I’m presently working on
one day a week I’m presently working on this thing called the SAFE Act and what
this thing called the SAFE Act and what
this thing called the SAFE Act and what it promises to do is transform women’s
it promises to do is transform women’s
it promises to do is transform women’s safety in India with the safe act all
safety in India with the safe act all
safety in India with the safe act all the assault evidence if sexual assault
the assault evidence if sexual assault
the assault evidence if sexual assault forensic evidence will be standardized
forensic evidence will be standardized
forensic evidence will be standardized across India and it will be tested
across India and it will be tested
across India and it will be tested within two months right now as I stand
within two months right now as I stand
within two months right now as I stand in front of you at this very stage more
in front of you at this very stage more
in front of you at this very stage more than half the samples in New Delhi have
than half the samples in New Delhi have
than half the samples in New Delhi have not been tested in over 12 months that’s
not been tested in over 12 months that’s
not been tested in over 12 months that’s 3,500 women who will not get justice
3,500 women who will not get justice
3,500 women who will not get justice that’s 3,500 years just in Delhi alone
that’s 3,500 years just in Delhi alone
that’s 3,500 years just in Delhi alone you can only imagine what this number is
you can only imagine what this number is
you can only imagine what this number is throughout India there are so many times
throughout India there are so many times
throughout India there are so many times we read stories and see things that
we read stories and see things that
we read stories and see things that upset us many of us had raised our hands
upset us many of us had raised our hands
upset us many of us had raised our hands there are so many times we see something
there are so many times we see something
there are so many times we see something in the paper that disturbs us and we
in the paper that disturbs us and we
in the paper that disturbs us and we don’t know what we can do about it
don’t know what we can do about it
don’t know what we can do about it so many things that I see on a weekly
so many things that I see on a weekly
so many things that I see on a weekly basis well I know from experience that
basis well I know from experience that
basis well I know from experience that we can do something I know that change
we can do something I know that change
we can do something I know that change is possible so here’s my story for you
is possible so here’s my story for you
is possible so here’s my story for you my simple tool one day a week and my
my simple tool one day a week and my
my simple tool one day a week and my fight for Nivea thank you
fight for Nivea thank you
fight for Nivea thank you [Applause]
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