mansi1218
March 4th, 2007, 12:39 AM
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This is somethin i found while searching for "holi cartoon"......just wondering how true it is in actual.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Haryana parents give girl child bad name
Friday, June 23,2006
CHANDIGARH: Think of the worst possible name, dirty and disgusting. Then give it to your daughter. Sounds mean? That's exactly what miffed parents in Haryana do when a daughter is born to them.
Of course, it hardly matters to them that a rapidly dwindling sex ratio - an amazing 861 girls per 1,000 boys - is forcing many of the state's men to look for brides outsides. They still hate their daughters.
Check out these names that daughters are saddled with, almost as a curse: Bhateri, which means 'enough'; Mariya, meaning 'deathly'; Maro, which translates into 'kill'; Badho, which is 'too much' and Maffi, which would be a ridiculous 'please, no more'. The most pathetic of the lot is Bharpai, which roughly means 'paying the penalty'.
In the rough terrains of Haryana, there are thousands of girls who continue to be addressed in such a demeaning way, as a reminder that they have come into this world as a bane, as something to be ashamed of and angry about.
Across large swathes of anti-women Haryana, nothing much has changed for the fairer sex in the 21st century.
Teka Ram, a resident of Karamgarh in Jind, has named his daughter Bhateri. His neighbour Hawa Singh has also thought it fit to follow suit and call his daughter Bhateri.
It really doesn't matter if couples have just one daughter, they will still think of the most obnoxious name for her.
Boys have it much better. They have grand names Lakha, who will be a lakhpati, and Una, one who will live forever.
Jagmati Sangwan, president of Haryana chapter of All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), said, "It reflects the negative mindset and negligent attitude towards girls. This is when the sex ratio is already falling so seriously."
"Such practices should be discouraged and, in fact, it should become the central agenda of a regionwide debate. Not just AIDWA, even government should talk about this from every possible platform," Sangwan said.
Rajbir Singh, a lecturer at Kurukshetra University, said such trends must be dealt with a heavy hand. However, women and child development commissioner and acting chairman of Haryana Women's Commission Dalip Singh sees some hope.
"Earlier, there were lot of 'Bhateris' in my village Pahladgarh, in Bhiwani. But now people have some good and modern names for their daughters. Haryana has launched many schemes for advancement of girls and we are open to ideas that improve their status."
not only in haryana but in other states too people take pains in finding an auspicious names for their sons and when it comes to daughters they are just named .from the birth starts the cycle of love, of care,of belongingness and the name says most of the things but for some it keeps on changing ultimately they are stuck with something unwanted.
This is somethin i found while searching for "holi cartoon"......just wondering how true it is in actual.
http://images.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.webdunia.com/occasion/holi/images/06cartoon.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bane3.rediffblogs.com/&h=300&w=212&sz=17&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=44rfD9CoZTGKHM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dholi,cartoon%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%2 6hl%3Den
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Haryana parents give girl child bad name
Friday, June 23,2006
CHANDIGARH: Think of the worst possible name, dirty and disgusting. Then give it to your daughter. Sounds mean? That's exactly what miffed parents in Haryana do when a daughter is born to them.
Of course, it hardly matters to them that a rapidly dwindling sex ratio - an amazing 861 girls per 1,000 boys - is forcing many of the state's men to look for brides outsides. They still hate their daughters.
Check out these names that daughters are saddled with, almost as a curse: Bhateri, which means 'enough'; Mariya, meaning 'deathly'; Maro, which translates into 'kill'; Badho, which is 'too much' and Maffi, which would be a ridiculous 'please, no more'. The most pathetic of the lot is Bharpai, which roughly means 'paying the penalty'.
In the rough terrains of Haryana, there are thousands of girls who continue to be addressed in such a demeaning way, as a reminder that they have come into this world as a bane, as something to be ashamed of and angry about.
Across large swathes of anti-women Haryana, nothing much has changed for the fairer sex in the 21st century.
Teka Ram, a resident of Karamgarh in Jind, has named his daughter Bhateri. His neighbour Hawa Singh has also thought it fit to follow suit and call his daughter Bhateri.
It really doesn't matter if couples have just one daughter, they will still think of the most obnoxious name for her.
Boys have it much better. They have grand names Lakha, who will be a lakhpati, and Una, one who will live forever.
Jagmati Sangwan, president of Haryana chapter of All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), said, "It reflects the negative mindset and negligent attitude towards girls. This is when the sex ratio is already falling so seriously."
"Such practices should be discouraged and, in fact, it should become the central agenda of a regionwide debate. Not just AIDWA, even government should talk about this from every possible platform," Sangwan said.
Rajbir Singh, a lecturer at Kurukshetra University, said such trends must be dealt with a heavy hand. However, women and child development commissioner and acting chairman of Haryana Women's Commission Dalip Singh sees some hope.
"Earlier, there were lot of 'Bhateris' in my village Pahladgarh, in Bhiwani. But now people have some good and modern names for their daughters. Haryana has launched many schemes for advancement of girls and we are open to ideas that improve their status."
not only in haryana but in other states too people take pains in finding an auspicious names for their sons and when it comes to daughters they are just named .from the birth starts the cycle of love, of care,of belongingness and the name says most of the things but for some it keeps on changing ultimately they are stuck with something unwanted.