Harish Iyer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Harish Iyer
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1979(1979-04-16)
Age	45
Birthplace	Barrackpore
Country	India
Horoscope	Aries

Harish Iyer Biography

Harish Iyer is one of the most popular and richest Motivational Speaker who was born on April 16, 1979 in Barrackpore, India. Harish Iyer (also known as Aham, hiyer or Harrish Iyer) was born 16 April 1979. He is an Indian equal rights activist. Iyer advocates for many causes, including the rights of lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), women, children, animals and survivors of child sexual abuse.

Harish was thrust into the limelight in May 2015, when Padma Iyer, his mother, placed what may have been India’s first gay matrimonial ad. MidDay finally ran the advertisement, despite opposition from top Indian newspapers. Because the ad mentioned “Iyer preferred”, there was a lot of controversy. Iyer is a caste and also the last name of the activist. Online, Harish and Padma were both accused of encouraging discrimination based on caste. Later, they clarified that the allegedly offensive preference was only mentioned “in humor” to illustrate how similar an LGBT matrimonial advertisement could be to one for a heterosexual alliance.

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.

He was featured in an advertisement by PETA encouraging people to eat vegetarians in 2014.

Harish Iyer Net Worth

Harish Iyer is one of the richest Motivational Speaker from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harish Iyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Iyer and Shobhaa initiated the campaign S.I.T.A. in 2009. Sena (Sensitivity In True Action) campaign was launched by Shobhaa De and Iyer to condemn the attack on women at a Bangalore pub by Sri Ram Sene, a right-wing socio- political group. They encouraged women to use whistles to blow on eve teasers and arm themselves with whistles. When news broke of the gang-rape conviction of a young photographer, Iyer marched through Mumbai wearing bright red lipstick and a placard saying “Don’t look at me lipstick.” “Listen to me.”

Tehelka’s THiNK conference in 2013 featured Iyer. Robert De Niro and Amitabh Bacchan were also present at Tehelka’s THiNK conference for 2013. He was also awarded the 2015 Karmaveer Puraskar.

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.

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Facts & Trivia

Harish Ranked on the list of most popular Motivational Speaker. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Harish Iyer celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.