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]]> http://www.sohotrightnow.net/2012/01/01/15093/feed/ 0 India: Satara renames its ‘unwanted’ girls http://www.sohotrightnow.net/2011/10/22/india-satara-renames-its-%e2%80%98unwanted%e2%80%99-girls/ http://www.sohotrightnow.net/2011/10/22/india-satara-renames-its-%e2%80%98unwanted%e2%80%99-girls/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:19:00 +0000 socialactivism http://socialactivism.posterous.com/india-satara-renames-its-unwanted-girls

“Unwanted” is what 265 girls in Satara district were called until today. In a public renaming ceremony held on Saturday, all the girls got rid of the name “Nakoshi” meaning unwanted in Marathi, and hopefully, the humiliation that came with it.

Owing to a “tradition” that reflects gender bias, several parents in the region have named their third or fourth daughter Nakoshi, in the hope that the next child will be a boy. In a recent survey, district health officials realised that this was a rampant practice in Satara. In a bid to undo the damage, and spread awareness about protecting the girl child, the district administration organised a public event to rename and honour the girls.

- from thehindu.com

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