While India’s economy and education rates grow, some backward practices live on. This year’s census showed that Indian families still prefer sons over daughters. In wealthy, urban areas, many more boys than girls are born.
The Pre Conception Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act from 1994 was established to put an end to the practice of sex selective abortion. But after all these years only one woman has been brave enough to use it.
Mitu Khurana, a pediatrician from New Delhi, is currently fighting her in-laws for the custody of her twin daughters. Even though Khurana claims her husband and his family tried everything to prevent the girls from being born.
Listen to Mitu’s story on this week's South Asia Wired. Just click the audio stream below to listen.
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A great initiative to show the gender crisis of Indian society.
khurana mam is really doing great for indian women rights and she is really a fighter i salute her with a lot gratitude .... god bless her this world has survived so long so far is due to people like her...
India's missing daughters ---is a true story of india society. every body want to be a male at cost by any means , what ever he/ they may have to do. all cast or communities are round within this net. highest to lowest income group all are using illegal mean to full this wants. one day will came when male child will be unmarried.only god will save india.
s b sharma
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