It was not simply an attempt to reform the political class, but to push the people to think about their contribution to society, how they can better it and how they can change it themselves. The purpose of this show was to bring about an awareness, and some degree of change “Satyamev Jayate” was more than just a show, it was more of a movement to change people’s mindset. This talk show contributed to nearly everyone’s life in India, in some way or another. It was an important set of innovations for the issues dealt with were highly controversial ones, which tended to be brushed under the carpet and never spoken about. This innovation or these set of innovations taking place as this talk show, was an eye opener to the citizens of India even though there was a general knowledge of these practices, people were oblivious to the frequency and magnitude as to which it was taking place. The show brought about a national awareness, which brought people to start questioning the institutions in place and the personalities in power. These were a few of the issues that were dealt with on this talk show bringing real life instances on screen and talking with people who have experienced these atrocities first hand, truly impacted and angered the audience and brought all the accountable bodies to attentive mode. The third and final issue was that corruption in Indian healthcare, such as how doctors exploit patients’ lack of medical knowledge and scam them to make money at the cost of a patient’s health and sometimes even their life. The issue of not having laws put in place that are robust enough to punish acts of child sexual abuse was confronted on the show. The show revealed shocking facts that 53% of the children in the Indian population are subject to this kind of abuse. A second issue that was dealt with was child sexual abuse. 'Satyamev Jayate' had invited journalists who had done a lot of work in exposing the row of sex determination in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The show broadcasted on national television sting operations that were carried out, revealing doctors who were willing to abort due to the sex being female, and the fact that 3 million female foeticide cases are on record and nothing has been done about it. The first issue was that of female foeticide a hugely practiced illegal act in India, it is the act of aborting unborn females due to the social structure that views male children as more favourable. In this talk show, ongoing since 2012, each episode dealt with a separate social concern in India, so this case study explores how 3 of these 13 chosen issues were tackled, what change was brought about and how this qualifies for being a democratic innovation.
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