Mumbai, India (ap)-more than 200 Indian girl, the name means "unnecessary" Indian wen choice a in life to start a new name.
India's central the naming ceremony held on Saturday expressed hope that will give the new girl's dignity, and help fight for extensive sex discrimination, make India the gender ratio pour inclined, far boys than girls.
285 girls-put on their best clothes in their hair with hairpin, braid and bow-marched acceptance certificate from Satara district together in the state of maharashtra officials of the flower bouquet, with their new name.
Fall off "Nakusa" or "Nakushi," in Hindi of it is "useless" name, some girls choose, his name, such as "ai, what was" or similar Hindu goddess bollywood star ", the savoy terry." Some of the traditional name, just want to the meaning with happiness, such as "cost of sand," or "prosperity, beautiful and good."
"Now in school, my classmates and friends call me this new name, and make me very happy," said a 15 year old girl named the birth of her grandfather Nakusa disappointed. She chose the new name of "Ashmita," which means "very difficult" or "hard rock" in the article.
Came to a focus in India after the plight of girl, this year's census shows that in the past ten years, our country's sex ratio has fallen from 927 girls for every 1000 boys 6 years old, to 914.
The proportion of the state of maharashtra is far below, just 883 for every 1000 boys and girls from ten years ago-the 913. Satara district, even lower, at 881.
This ratio is the female fetuses abortion, or just pure negligence, lead to a girl's high mortality rate results. In India's serious problem is, hospital in law prohibited revealing the sex of her child, in order to prevent the fetus gender selective induced abortion, although there is evidence that information out of control.
Part of the reason people approve of the son of India girl to marry a great sacrifice. Family members often into debt and arranged marriage pay elaborate dowry. On the other hand, a boy, one day can take home the bride and a dowry. The habit of Hinduism also decided to, the only son, parents can light the funeral pile wood.
DuoNian, now again, have made efforts to fight the discrimination.
"Nakusa is as far as possible focusing on women's discrimination is a very negative name, said:" Satara district health officials and pat's dr val, came to the idea of naming ceremony.
Other incentive measures, announced by the federal or state, every few years, including MianFeiCan and free education, encourage people to take care of his girl, even graduated from high school girl family cash dividends.
Activists say, named "unpopular," this is widely all over India girl, gave them, they are worthless and feel and a burden.
"When children think, as we all know," my mom, my dad, I all the relatives and society that I do not need, "she will feel very bad, depressed," said Sudha organization Kankaria keep girls. But, to these girl's new name, is only the beginning, "she said.
"We have to take care of their education, the girl, even financial and social security, or cycle repeat," she said.




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