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The Unfortunate

Posted on by Shaily Agrawal

The baby girl’s cries announced her arrival in the world.

Her mother’s sobs announced her impending departure.

-Female Infanticide was and still is very prevalent practice in India. With advent of Sonography, this is now replaced with Female Featicide among literates.

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    1. Yes, Elizabeth! This practice is because of the disrespect related to fathering a daughter. One of my friends was disowned by her father (

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    2. One of my friends was disowned by her father because she was a girl denied family name by a simple statement (no way can I father a daughter), while her twin was accepted since he was a boy!

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