Overview

• Identified as Ritik Maheshwari, the young MBBS doctor posted the video on Instagram with the caption that after an OBGYN internship he realised women deserve more.
• He argues that equal treatment misses unequal burdens, saying girls get advantages and should, and he calls being male an absolute privilege.
• He recounts witnessing a delivery, describing the pain he saw, and asserts that women struggle to be fully healthy due to recurring periods, pregnancy and childbirth.
• He claims menstruation consumes much of the month for many women, including a statement that around 20 days can be affected, which he frames from his experience.
• The post has drawn more than four million views and thousands of comments, with users praising his empathy and leaving messages such as finding a man with a working heart.