Last week a friend of mine who is a doctor told me that in the hospital where she works, a woman left her baby girl, born only two days before. It caused great alarm in the hospital. Police was informed, the address which they gave at the time of admission is also fake.This is not the only case of baby girl, being left like this. They are left in lonely places. Is it not unfortunate that baby girls are discarded in such a shameless manner!
I am not going into the statistics of this cruel and harsh practise.I am only very much moved by this unsocial and weird practise. It is a great consolation that the child was not strangulated At least here the wretched parents showed mercy on the poor creature.
The reason for this evil practise is mainly economical and social. The society looks down upon a female child. The religious practise of favouring the son to perform the last rites of a deceased parent is in question. Moreover, marriage of a girl child entails lot of money and property which the poor parents can ill afford to spend. The dowry system, which was banned long ago, is still practised. The poor girl is not treated as a human being but as an object to be disposed as early as possible.devoted devote
On the positive side the worth of a girl child is undeniable.Well treated the girl child can become the darling of the house. The girl child is always attached to the parents notwithstanding her marital status, whereas the loyalty of a son depends on his wife. This is a hard fact of life. Lucky are we that not only our daughter and son in law,but also have a devoted son and a daughter in law. I am proud to say that ours is a lucky family in all respects and I am not forgetting our dear grand children.
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