Monday, February 6, 2012

Is this our India???



“India Deadliest in place in the world for a girl child”…. This was the news published in The Times Of India. I was literally shocked when I saw the news! What kind of a country we are living in?? is it not a  shame on India to know that it’s the DEADLIEST PLACE for a girl child to be born or live in?? why only female foetus is aborted though most of the health care centres have banned the gender discrimination when the foetus is in its mother’s womb?? Whats the reason behind such high female foeticides??

Women are the genre who work harder  than men and still they are given only a small due in the society. We might think that women nowadays are growing on a faster pace in the growth ladder… when this is the situation on one hand on the other hand woman are mutely suffering the violence afflicted on them by their own family members. Their path is full of roadblocks. The sex ratio of India still shows that the Indian society is prejudiced against female.  

The statistics shows that there is 56 male child deaths for every 100 female child deaths! Though we stand better than other countries such as China, Pakistan and even the cruel countries like Iran and Iraq, and Afghanistan for that matter, still India is considered to be the worst place for a girl child to live in!

I really wonder is this the same country which had Ms.Indra Gandhi as  first women Prime Minister?? Is this the same country which had several Indian Women such as Dr.Muthulakshmi Who was India’s first woman doctor?? Or is this the same country which showed Kiran Bedi to the world about woman power on par with men??
Even after giving several women legends to the world why India still alone stands on the first place for a female foeticide?? Why cant it use the same woman power to make India the most developed country in the world by 2020 as dreamt by former president Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam?

Well, now its time to show how many girls(aged between 5 to 15) have been killed in the recent times. If we all have followed the news “ Aarushi’s murder by her own parents”. I wonder whether they are her parents who gave birth to her! And in the recent times there had been several news reg female foeticide esp girl child of the age between 5 to 15. Why is the situation so?? Of course there are also several reasons such as malnutrition, lack of adequate health care, lack of education and emotional well being. But these doesn’t seem to be a sole cause for a female foeticide! There are lot of other reason and one of the reason behind female foeticide  in India is Dowry and this is the reason why most of the girl children are killed at the root.

You morone, insane parents! If you are so scared about dowry better kill a male child rather than killing a female child. Its because of the male genre the female child experiences lot of issues in the society. And actually Dowry is a kind of beggary where the poor guy’s parents are not in a position to get a penny for their male child and they are expecting the girl child’s parents to offer charity for them. But a small difference is it’s a “decent begging ” .

The fact that Dowry came into existence was that in olden days the girl who gets married was given a certain amount as a gift from her parents  and she can use that money for her future when she needs. It was given to help her children and her family in dire need. Slowly the situation changed and now giving dowry is considered to be a prestige issue amongst both the parents. If a girl is gifted heavily she is treated well otherwise she has to lose her life.

Another reason behind this issue is lack of proper education about health. A girl or a woman works nearly 16 hours a day in rural India (in southern parts of India a woman nearly works for 18 hours in the fields at the time of reap!) and she doesn’t fails to get the proper nutrition for her age. Women of our country are allowed to eat after all the family members have taken their food and she is left out with the remains of whatever had been prepared and consequently she lacks nutrition.

Rural Indian girl kids are married at a very young age and they are made to bear a child when their reproductive systems are not even matured to bear a kid! Though it is sad to hear this issue many people fail to understand the importance of a girl child’s health and without proper knowledge about sex they are even made to work as sex traffickers!
I once happened to read an article where a little kid (hardly 10 year old) had mentioned how she got caught with the sex traffickers and how  she was  being used until she was rescued by the rescue team. She was made to work (as a street walker for 16 hours a day and her genitals were stitched whenever she lost her virginity!( Imagine a 10 year old kid’s health and the cruel crooked mind of heartless men!!!) 

If you think that the girl child is not going to be of use anymore then the same would have been thought by your mother as well when you were born. But your mother delivered you happily and now you don’t want a girl child. Whats the guarantee that if you deliver a male baby he will be with you for life long?? HE WILL BE THE ONE TO KILL YOU FIRST FOR THE SAKE OF MONEY!!! BEWARE!!!  And you being a woman how can you even think of killing a child? You know the pain you underwent while delivering that innocent kid.    

How shame on us it is to even think of killing a girl child when we know the values of girl child in a society. Then  how dare we say that we are a cultured country where we live with morality and values? Is this the morality that has been taught to us? Female foeticide doesn’t happen only in rural areas.. even in urban areas girl child is being abducted for various reasons…. There are parents still in urban who literally carve for male child after giving births to girl child!!!

And another factor is sexual abuse L which is another worst thing that is happening in India recently. In metros esp is Delhi and Bangalore a girl cant walk freely even at the  early hours. This had been happening in Delhi (the CAPITAL OF INDIA) and everyday a girl is physically abused and killed. If you guys want to be trafficked then follow bestiality!

I read an article about the marriages that happen in various communities and I glanced through an article where I read a certain community allows polygamy(many marriages) legally!  And you could easily imagine the population of the community and eventually the population of that country…

Someone told me that nowadays guys don’t find good girls to get married.. how will they get if every 100th female child is killed? Then a situation will occur where girls follow polygamy. 

A statistics shows that a female murder happens for every 66 minutes  everyday! For every 3.5 minutes a crime is committed against women in India!
Statistics shows that 1 woman is raped every 32 minutes and 1 woman is sexually harassed every 12 minutes! Everyday 31 girls are being trafficked and 1 woman or girl is trafficked every 46 minutes! And the most shocking statistics is that 1 woman is being murdered due to dowry for every 66 minutes!!

A film called “mathrubhoomi” depicts the condition of men when there are no girls in that world. Only when that situation happens people will realize the importance of woman and womanhood.

A kind note to all mothers :

Let us realize atleast from now on girl child is not a liability but an asset to every family…  since you were considered as an asset by your mother you were allowed to step into this beautiful world and how would it be fair if you think that a girl child is a liability in your life alone? And don’t think high of yourself when you deliver a male baby! Cos you are at a higher risk when you will be harassed by your own son!
Educate every girl child… an educated girl child is more in demand than an educated guy.

"Live and Let Live"


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