Indian girls called 'Unwanted' get name change

[GURU DUTT]

6:10 rats are illegal..ready to cross border..take care of them and yeah most of them are women searching for acid-free life

Sir jee ab jaane bhi do galti ho baechaaron se....!!

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

6:10 rats are illegal..ready to cross border..take care of them and yeah most of them are women searching for acid-free life

grow up kids... do you want me to put india's number of acid attack victim??? just for you a clue in Bangladesh now it is almost nil!!!

 

[Hafizzz]

Indian girls called 'Unwanted' get name change

AFP: Indian girls called 'Unwanted' get name change

By Phil Hazlewood (AFP) – 1 day ago

MUMBAI — More than 100 Indian girls named "Unwanted" by their parents are to get new names this weekend as part of a campaign to tackle bias against women that has led to the country's huge gender imbalance.

About 150 of more than 200 girls called "Nakusa", which means "unwanted" in the local Marathi language of western Maharashtra state, will get rid of their first name for good on Saturday under an initiative in the district of Satara.

"We've identified 222 Nakusas," said district health officer Bhagwan Pawar, who has been behind a drive in the area to combat negative attitudes towards girls.

"The most probable reason for them being called 'Nakusa' is that they were the second, third or fourth child in that family and the parents wanted a boy," he told AFP.

Girls, particularly in poorer, rural areas of India, have traditionally been seen as a financial burden on their families because of the dowry that has to be paid when they marry.

In contrast, boys are viewed as heirs, future wage-earners and family heads.

"Many of these girls that we've identified don't want their name. They feel very bad about it, so there is a psychological impact," said Pawar.

"We will change their names and we will award them with certificates with the signature of the district collector (local government official) and myself. All their school documents and official records will be changed."

A preference for boys has led to a rise in the abortion of female foetuses in India as well as the neglect and even murder of baby girls, meaning millions of women are effectively "missing" from the population.

India has made the use of ultrasound scans to inform parents-to-be of the sex of their unborn child illegal, but a lack of enforcement means the practice continues.

One study published in The Lancet medical journal suggested that as many as half a million female foetuses are estimated to be aborted each year in India.

In April this year, 15 female foetuses were found on a rubbish dump in the eastern city of Patna.

In Satara, 190 kilometres (120 miles) from the state capital Mumbai, the sex ratio is 881 girls for every 1,000 boys -- well below the rural average of 919.

The national average of 914 is the worst since India became independent in 1947 and lags the global benchmark of 952.

Nature provides a biological standard for the sex ratio at birth of 943-962 females for 1,000 males. Any significant divergence from that narrow range can only be explained by abnormal factors, say population experts.

Sudha Kankaria, an activist who runs the local Save Girl Child charity and who has been involved in the renaming project, said the "Nakusas" of Satara were living examples of prejudice.

Because of their first name, many girls had poor self-esteem, were embarrassed and discriminated against, with the risk that they will pass on their insecurities to their own daughters, she added.

"It's a vicious circle and we should break it. With this project, we are benefiting two people: the Nakusas and the future Nakusas," she said.

Some girls have already changed their names in recent weeks, said Kankaria, adding that she has been working to introduce a pledge into the Hindu marriage ceremony for local couples to welcome and honour baby girls.

The first Nakusas to change their names were two young cousins, now called Aishwarya and Sunita.

"I didn't choose this name but it is nice," eight-year-old Aishwarya told the Times of India newspaper last month. "(My friends) still call me Nakusa because they have become used to it.

"But whenever anybody calls me Nakusa, I correct them," she added.

I feel so SAD for all the girls in India because they are treated like dirt !!!

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Sir jee ab jaane bhi do galti ho baechaaron se....!!

if anyone want their color to turn pink by themselves what other can do???

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

I feel so SAD for all the girls in India because they are treated like dirt !!!

so true bro... christian missionaries has already started a campaign to convert these girls and dalits to chtistianity... muslims should also launch such initiative.

 

[GURU DUTT]

if anyone want their color to turn pink by themselves what other can do???

Actually you dint get it...?

 

[harpoon]

In Kerala women outnumber men with roughly forming 51% of the population.

 

[fallstuff]

6:10 rats are illegal..ready to cross border..take care of them and yeah most of them are women searching for acid-free life

Actually i was referring to you vs the indians, hence 10:1.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

In Kerala women outnumber men with roughly forming 51% of the population.

kerala is not whole india... in india now the ratio is 910 woman vs 1000 man. It is mainly due to hate and intolerance for the woman...

 

[GURU DUTT]

First i thought that some pakistanees here have a deep sense of insecurity , prejudice ,anger & frustation towards India & Indians as whole but seems like Bangladeshies are trying hard to catch up....! Wellgood luck .

 

[GURU DUTT]

illegal rats trying to have some spotlight...they need our attention like we give to pakistanis...but they dont realize they are absolutely insignificant country for us ,for entire universe...they are a big zero and have nothing except Acid bottles...but on this thread i feel like giving them attention

You are right but buddy though im not old on this forum as you are kindly tone down or youll get some unwanted attention from some senior members hope you know what i mean thanks & good luck .

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

illegal rats trying to have some spotlight...they need our attention like we give to pakistanis...but they dont realize they are absolutely insignificant country for us ,for entire universe...they are a big zero and have nothing except Acid bottles...but on this thread i feel like giving them attention

this sort of big word does not suit from a countryman of a poverty stricken dirt poor country where up to 77% of the people live below poverty line with less then 20 rupee a day... n treat womans like dirt n peace of sh!t... n has 350 million untouchable people... where rape for the woman is a common punishment.... shame on such a backward country n its people...


It's official: 37 pc live below poverty line - India News - IBNLive

Two other reports had pegged poverty at higher levels. The Arjun Sengupta report had said 77 per cent of Indians live on less than Rs 20 a day while the N C Saxena Committee report had said 50 per cent of people live below poverty. However, the Tendulkar report with a figure of at 37 per cent, is perhaps more acceptable to the government.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Thanks rafael bro for banning speed... he was repeatedly using abusive words. I really appreciate that.

 

[LaBong]

Idiot... for posting outdated data... Now literary rate is 63% ....n this year it may go much higher...

You're an idiot for confusing women literacy rate to that of whole.

There are difference between defining literacy between India and Bangladesh. In India only those who can read and write are defined as literate but in Bangladesh anyone with skill of up to Class 5 in reading and writing is defined as literate. Even though the goal of Bangladeshi government to attain 100% literacy rate by 2021 ... it will be achieved much earlier then that... Literacy rate suffered mainly in between 1971-1990... where Bangladeshi government could not devote much resources on education... so at that time a big chunk of population remained illiterate.

That's a nice snake oil Iajduni keep peddling, just as India, Bangladesh too consider those literate who can read and write and above age 15. Even today you guys only spends 2.5% of gdp to education as opposed to India's 3.5%, and we have double gdp/capita than you.

By the way do want me to quote Taslima Nasrin on how women being treated in Bangladesh? I have her book open in front of me right now! ;-)

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Bangladeshi member , we are aware of the problems of girls in India and we agree it is somewhat worse than Bangladesh. The problem only is that the condition of girls in bangladesh is also very bad even it may be a little better than India .

people who live in glass houses must not throw stones at others. You must have heard of this.