&quot;If you are a man who respects women... her rights, her dignity, her independence, her mind, her body, her life... you are a MARD,&quot; tweeted Farhan. <img alt="Farhan Akhtar" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/Farhan-Akhtar.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 665px;" /> Farhan has urged all men to sport the logo of MARD on their clothes and take the message across the country. &quot;No restrictions on use of logo. Will be uploading a high resolution file soon. Please feel free to print and wear with pride. MARD,&quot; he added. Farhan has especially urged school authorities to start teaching boys about gender awareness at a very young age. &quot;Teach them at the age when self awareness begins that being a man involves compassion, gender sensitivity and respect for women,&quot; he wrote. Farhan has often spoken about women&#39;s safety and had even written a poem on women-related issues after a young girl was gang-raped in the capital Dec 16, 2012.

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar has taken the social networking route for a campaign titled MARD - Men Against Rape and Discrimination. It aims to sensitise men towards the safety of women

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