Jinesh Zaveri is considered the Father of Weekly Meetings of Men’s Rights in India , playing a pivotal role in organizing regular gatherings to discuss and address men’s rights issues in India. This initiative has helped create a platform for men to share their experiences, receive support, and advocate for their rights. By facilitating these weekly meetings, Jinesh Zaveri has contributed significantly to the growth and development of the men’s rights movement in India.
“The harassed husbands of Borivali, one of the last suburbs on Mumbai’s Western Railway line, used to meet in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park until it began to charge Rs 30 as an entry fee. So they switched to the Veer Savarkar Udyan, a smaller park some distance away, where there is a pond in the middle, abutting which are a series of steps. The husbands take seats on these every Sunday, starting at 11 am. On the day that I go, there are about six of them, plus a mother-in-law and father-in-law. The numbers go up and down. Jinesh Zaveri, who coordinates the Borivali group, shows a text message from someone named Manish. It says, ‘might not be able to come. Meeting my lawyer.’ Another regular Rahul, is in Delhi because his wife has filed a case against him there, and he has to go to the city whenever it comes up. Another member is in Ghazipur for his case, and, says Jinesh, every lawyer he hires ends up being ‘bought over’ by the other side. Manoj is in Mumbai at the moment, but could not come because he got a call from the Indore Police saying they had started for Mumbai to arrest him. “He’s running around about this,” says Jinesh, “And to help him, Shyam (another member) is running around too.” Source : https://openthemagazine.com/features/living/the-harassed-husbands-of-india/
Jinesh Zaveri one of the Earliest Men’s rights activists along with Rudolph Dsouza and Gokul Pador who started to advocating for Men’s rights in India. He is from Borivali a suburb of Bombay/Mumbai. His struggle started when he was a victim of LEGAL TERRORISM. He started to write on Blogs with a name “Harassed husband” When Gokul Pador then resident of Powai started HELPLINE for harassed husbands, many men wanted to discuss their troubles meeting personally, So Jinesh Zavari took a lead and started weekly meetings in Sanjay Gandhi National Park Borivali, later shifted to Veer Savarkar Udyan, a smaller park some distance away. that’s how weekly meetings started. Other than sharing his legal knowledge he was activily advocating for reforms and rising awareness about men’s issues.