dimanche 23 octobre 2011

285 Indian girls replace names meaning ?unwanted? to rise above gender discrimination

MUMBAI, India ? More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean ?unwanted? in Hindi have chosen new names for a fresh start in life.

A central Indian district held a renaming ceremony Saturday that it hopes will give the girls new dignity and help fight widespread gender discrimination that gives India a skewed gender ratio, with far more boys than girls.

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Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4d085dadffc8b6fa8784ceebb3c746ab

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