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Harish Iyer Biography
Harish Iyer, also known as “Aham”, hiyer and “Harrish Iyer” (born 16 April 1979) is an Indian equal rights activist. Iyer engages in advocacy for a number of causes, including promoting the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, children, women, animals, and survivors of child sexual abuse.
In 2009, Iyer and Shobhaa De initiated a campaign called S.I.T.A. (Sensitivity in True Action) Sena campaign to condemn the attack on women in a Bangalore pub by the right wing socio-political group Sri Ram Sene. Through the campaign they urged women to arm themselves with whistles and blow it on eve teasers. In August 2013, when the news of the gang-rape of a young photojournalist was published, in keeping with his quirky protests, Iyer marched on Mumbai’s streets wearing bright red lipstick with a placard that read “Don’t look at my lipstick. Listen to me”.
Iyer spoke at Tehelka’s THiNK conference for the year 2013. Other prominent speakers at the same event included Robert De Niro, Amitabh Bachchan, A R Rahman, Shekhar Kapur, Girish Karnad and Medha Patkar. He is also the recipient of the 2015 Karmaveer Puraskar.
In 2014, he appeared in a PETA ad campaign encouraging consumers to go vegetarian.
Harish catapulted into the spotlight in May 2015 when his mother Padma Iyer placed what may be India’s first gay matrimonial advertisement. While many top Indian newspapers refused to carry the advertisement, it was finally carried by MidDay. The ad attracted a lot of controversy for mentioning “Iyer preferred” (Iyer being a caste as well as the activist’s last name). Both Harish and Padma received a lot of flak online and were accused of encouraging caste-based discrimination. However, they later clarified that the allegedly objectionable preference was mentioned “in jest” only to show how similar an LGBT matrimonial ad could be to an ad for a heterosexual alliance.
In March 2015, Harish wrote a moving eulogy to his dear friend and Kolkata Park Street rape survivor Suzette Jordan after she succumbed to meningoencephalitis. Harish and Suzette had grown close after meeting at the Tehelka THiNK conference in Goa in 2014. Harish’s letter raised several questions about the manner in which Suzette’s trial was progressing and the indignities that she was subject to in court. He called for greater sensitivity in dealing with rape cases.
Iyer was featured on Indian movie star Aamir Khan’s talk show Satyamev Jayate in an episode on the issue of child sexual abuse. In the show, he gave a frank and detailed account of his horrific experiences of childhood sexual abuse. Prior to Satyamev Jayate, he was seen in the panel of NDTV’s popular talk show We The People, which is anchored by Barkha Dutt, and in Richa Anirudh’s Hindi talk show Zindagi Live. British actor Stephen Fry elatedly tweeted “You’re a hell of a guy!” after interviewing Harish for his BBC2 documentary “OUT THERE”. In 2016, Iyer and his family starred with Ellen Page in her web series Gaycation
Harish Iyer was also one of the most vocal proponents of the decriminalization of homosexuality in India. He has engaged in several awareness campaigns about the impact of the decision, and condemned the ruling via media advocacy. He has written articles and letters on the subject and appeared on top national television news shows to highlight the plight of the LGBT community in India in wake of the decision. He was one of the people to move the Indian Supreme Court to decriminalize homosexuality. In June 2018, he filed an Impleadement Application in the 377 case. In August 2018, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) appointed Iyer to the Core Group on LGBTI issues. This is the first group set up to look into concerns and challenges of the community, in a bid to harmonise existing laws with the needs of the community.
What's Harish Iyer Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Harish Iyer Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
