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Some Lesser Known Facts About Barkha Trehan

• Barkha Trehan’s journey in the world of ‘men’s rights activists’ began when someone she knew was framed in what she believed was a false ‘rape case’.

• At first, the accused wasn’t culpable, but when his mother told her that the claims had got the accused to the point that he began considering suicide, she changed her mind.

• She has also remembered that the “Rohtak girls” incident itself was another remarkable event in which the boys who were charged faced the humiliation and emotionally charged trauma and then the “alleged” provocation that was followed by the “narco test” giving a negative result; thus proving the allegations false.

• The incidents inspired her to put her efforts into people she felt were being treated unfairly under the laws concerning gender.

• Trehan is also a chairperson of organization named Purush Aayog which fights for the rights and campaigns for amendments of the laws related to dowry laws, marital conflicts, domestic violence and child custody and maintenance.

• She has been arguing for establishment of a commission for men in India (statutory) to record the men related cases and deliver policy guidelines.

• She has been always advocating establishing a Statistical Men’s Commission in India to note down Men’s Related case and policy change.

• She has also campaigned for the laws of non-discrimination, to treat people equally (especially men and women).

• Trehan and her crew help men outside the activism realm via the social web, like YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook.

• She has also declared that she has a helpline to provide legal and emotional support to men.

• Trehan has also become a TEDx speaker and author, in addition to her activism.

• She writes for newspapers, and regularly makes newspaper contributions and television appearances discussing gender issues, legal reform and men’s rights.

• Trehan has stated that she had received harsh criticism for her activism at all its stages.

• During a protest at Unnao’s rape case, Trehan, who was holding a placard that reads “I Support Kuldeep Sengar” held it at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 25 December 2025.
  

  Barkha Trehan holding a placard in support of Kuldeep Sengar

• The placard caused a fuss with the protesters.

• Later, she said the issue to be considered should be the court’s decision, as politics should not have any affiliation with regards to rape.