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29-10-2009, 09:47 AM
| | | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hyderabad | | | Must READ India is a country where social disadvantage outweighs natural biological advantage of being a girl. A whole range of discriminatory practices including female foeticide, female infanticide, female genital mutilation, son idolization, early marriage and dowry have buried the future of the nation. In India, discriminatory practices have greatly influenced the health and well-being of a girl child, resulting in a higher mortality rate. It is believed that every year 12 million girls are born in the country but unfortunately only 1/3 of those survive. Some are killed in the womb, some at the time of birth, some die due to ill health and some due to poor nutritional status. Only a few numbers of girls are able to survive till their 15th birthday.
Female feticide and infanticide are the most popular social evils prevailing in the country. This evil is the outcome of poverty, illiteracy and gender discrimination. The country fails to understand, how a mother can be so ruthless and vulnerable. It is said that God created mothers because He could not be present everywhere. Its unbelievable to realize that a God’s representative is continuously killing someone beautiful even before she can come out and see the beauty of nature. It’s painful to confess that the trend still exists in various parts of the country. States like Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Punjab are most popular for practicing female foeticide and infanticide.
Exacerbate discrimination against female for nutrition and education has led to an increase in child marriage, reduction in fertility rates and population growth, potentially, women’s participation in nurturing the future of every nation.
Improper nutrition during adolescence results in various reproductive health disorders. The effects of these disorders further exacerbates by early marriage, closely spaced pregnancies, poor access to information about family planning, traditional practices, etc.
Girl child is the future of every nation and India is no exception. A little amount of care, a handful of warmth and a heart full of love for a girl child can make a big difference. Close your eyes, free your thoughts and hear the voice of God, He is saying something to all of us, “Save Me”. | |
29-10-2009, 10:08 AM
| | | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vadodara, Gujarat | | | Whenever i come accross such pathetic situation of Girls, i remember the saying of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
[B]"The gender blessed with the procreation of generation cannot be called as inferior gender"[B] | |
29-10-2009, 10:16 AM
| | | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chennai | | | Very touching indeed...actually there is a drastic change in the gender ratio now...
the head count of baby girls decreasing...not a good sign... i would say girls are
rare product in today's world... Iam recently blessed with a rare product. I will
always preserve and treasure the same... | |
29-10-2009, 10:20 AM
| | | | Female foeticide is in the newspapers every day!! Awareness is not the only thing needed, we need to wake up the conscience of the people as well!!
Thanks a ton... for the post!! | |
29-10-2009, 10:28 AM
| | | | nice thought sri........why cant we make the corporates to concentrate more on CSR | |
29-10-2009, 10:29 AM
| | | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chandigarh | | | Thanx For Sharing Dear ............................
Lovely Post | |
29-10-2009, 10:33 AM
| | | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delhi | | | Srividya
Grear effort ...thanks for sharing social awareness ... | |
29-10-2009, 10:44 AM
| | | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chennai | | | hi Srividya
nice article. reminds me of Gandhi's article "Women Not the Weaker Sex".
unfortunately, 50% of crime and deaths - dowry, female infanticide are caused by females themselves. females are forced into prostitution by their own sex. women tend to be careful when they see male strangers but loosen their guard against strangers of their sex.
the physically stronger sex completes the balance annihilation.
we can judge a society by how it respects women - India is a poor one in this regard.
I remember my College professor having a healthy discussion on Swayamvar - women choosing their grooms which is very important as she is the procreator.
not many people might be aware of this and this is not demeaning as you will see - in olden days, if a woman wanted a man to go with her, the man could not refuse as it was deemed a sign of honour (no I am not talking about prostitution here). its here that Lord Rama comes into the picture when he promised Sita in Kambar's words - "eni ipparaviyil eru madarai sinthayalum thoden" - which means I would not think of any other women even in my dreams.
remember Sita, Samyukta's and Draupadi's Swayamvar and you will realise the situation.
thanks for the article. | |
29-10-2009, 11:02 AM
| | | | Grt effort srividhya
Thanks for sharing | |
29-10-2009, 11:44 AM
| | | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hyderabad | | | Hi
Thanks to All...........
Regards |
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