Sanjana, a 27 year old housewife says her mother-in-law had told her a boy was absolutely necessary. Sanjana’s mother-in-law had warned her that her son would not bare the additional expenses of the girl’s marriage and elaborate dowry. Wow, if Sanjana could control the sex of her child, wouldn’t she be the world’s most advanced scientist!
This ridiculous pressure and fear of girl child will only stop with education. Education will lead to empowerment will lead to the end of the vicious circle of dowry and finally lead to independent self-made women. Doesn’t it only seem fair that Sanjana’s mother-in-law celebrate the birth of her grandchild, girl or boy?
The ending of the story was sad: Sanjana gave birth to a girl child and starved her child till her arms and legs were the size of twigs. The little girl, Sania weighed only 5 kilograms at 9-months-old………..
She is going to die by age 1. How many more Sania’s will die before things change?
Little Sania
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