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Despite economic growth, India lets its girls die

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_as/as_india_no_country_for_little_girls

"My mother-in-law says a boy is necessary," says Sanju, holding her severely malnourished 9-month-old daughter in her lap in the hospital. The woman, who goes by one name, doesn't admit to deliberately starving the girl but only shrugs her own thin shoulders when asked why her daughter is so sick.
She will try again for a son in a year or two, she says.
Part of the reason Indians favor sons is the enormous expense in marrying off girls. Families often go into debt arranging marriages and paying elaborate dowries. A boy, on the other hand, will one day bring home a bride and dowry. Hindu custom also dictates that only sons can light their parents' funeral pyres.
But it's not simply that girls are more expensive for impoverished families. The census data shows that the worst offenders are the relatively wealthy northern states of Punjab and Haryana.
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Silly superstitions and traditions strike again. Sometimes it seems like Americans spoil their children but it has to be better than letter your girls starve. Shameful.
 
Waiting for Baasha to show up to tell us how we're all below Indians because they have an awesome caste system that has kept them ahead of the rest of the world... lol god that guy is retarded.
 
This is a sad reality and am truly ashamed of it. I am firm believer that a healthy sex ratio improves the fundamentals of a country.

bfdd said:
Waiting for Baasha to show up to tell us how we're all below Indians because they have an awesome caste system that has kept them ahead of the rest of the world... lol god that guy is retarded.
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Its more of a cultural thing than a Religious one.
 
busydude said:
This is a sad reality and am truly ashamed of it. I am firm believer that a healthy sex ratio improves the fundamentals of a country.



Its more of a cultural thing than a Religious one.
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Religion is part of culture. Seriously, people really need to stop separating the two.
 
I'm thrilled that two of the most backwards countries in the world have nukes and border each other. :/

I can think of one scenario where that problem solves itself, but I dont think we can be sure that "winter" wouldnt come early for all of us...
 
OCGuy said:
I'm thrilled that two of the most backwards countries in the world have nukes and border each other. :/

I can think of one scenario where that problem solves itself, but I dont think we can be sure that "winter" wouldnt come early for all of us...
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i'm not worried, i own a few jackets.
 
bfdd said:
Waiting for Baasha to show up to tell us how we're all below Indians because they have an awesome caste system that has kept them ahead of the rest of the world... lol god that guy is retarded.
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How dare you insult his highness you filthy untouchable! ROFL.
 
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