International Men's Day might not have the profile and visibility of Women's Day but we do see awareness. Vaastav, a Mumbai men's rights organisation marked the day — November 19 — at the Press Club, Azad Maidan, on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking to a primarily male audience, Amit Deshpande, president of Vaastav, said, "Today we are marking 10 years of celebrating International Men's Day. Earlier we were mocked, but today it has become a brand."

Deshpande added that for gender justice, the government must take a look at some of the programmes it is promoting. "Why not bachcha padhao instead of just beti padhao? The government must look at the high rate of child dropouts. Young boys are forced to work as child labour in this country. We want the dowry law to change as well," he said. Actor Karan Oberoi, (a woman who accused him of rape was herself arrested for filing a fake case and defaming him) said, "Terrible wrongs have been done. When there is injustice, both genders feel pain, anguish and suffering. This is a malaise or a disease we have to recognise and acknowledge or nothing will change. I was one of those unfortunate victims of injustice."