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- Targeting The Girl (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
GITA ARAVAMUDAN’S book Disappearing Daughters: The Tragedy of Female Foeticide was recently published by Penguin Books.
- Killing Unborn Daughter (Tribune, Rajesh Kochhar, May 25, 2007)
Through a blatant abuse of technology, India is now engaged in systematic annihilation of unborn girls with Punjab and Haryana as the worst offenders.
- Fresh Print (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
So what is special about a book on disappearing daughters?
- Aids And Hiv Awareness Campaign Ends In Salem District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2007)
The District Level Communication Campaign on HIV/AIDS organised to spread awareness among people concluded here on Wednesday.
- What It Means To Be A Woman Today (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 08, 2007)
Being a woman is an adventure. It’s like that delicate balance between the known and the unknown. It’s about loving the waltz but also learning to enjoy the tango.
- India's Imbalance Of Sexes (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
By early afternoon, wedding festivities were well under way for Gagandeep Singh, 29, and Taranjeet Kaur, 26, in this touristy town in the Himalayan foothills of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
- Crime Without Punishment (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Feb 22, 2007)
Unless harsh measures are taken against men who turn predators, women will continue to suffer as a social group, says Anuradha Dutt
- Hospital Mass Grave Found In India (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
Police in central India have found 390 body parts from foetuses and newborn babies — thought to be unwanted girls — buried in the backyard of a Christian missionary hospital.
- Aids Awareness Rally Taken Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2007)
Dharmapuri: More than 100 NCC cadets of the Government Arts College, Dharmapuri, took part in a cycle rally to create awareness among the public and youth on HIV/AIDS, female infanticide and drug addiction here on Saturday. Field Publicity . . . .
- India Lost 10 Million Girls (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2006)
A senior Indian official acknowledged a “national crisis” of parents in richer states choosing boys over girls using technology to identify and abort female fetuses resulting in the loss of 10 million girls in the last 20 years.
- Comparing Notes (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Dec 06, 2006)
I met a Chinese scholar who told me something rather interesting. I didn’t know this. Nor do I think this is common knowledge.
- Bring In The Girls (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 04, 2006)
We all know about the problem of China’s missing girls: the tens of millions of female babies who were selectively aborted after their sex was determined by ultrasound, or were born and then just allowed to die, as families seeking sons took . . .
- Ranking Game Rankles (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Nov 25, 2006)
There is something not quite right about newspapers and magazines giving awards to states as if it were a beauty contest.
- Empowerment Is Expansion Of Freedom Of Choice (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 21, 2006)
This week's reading list, recommended by D. MURALI, comprises books that examine initiatives by women to empower themselves, the scourge of female genital mutilation, and the struggles of mothers to be reunited with their children.
- The Positive Side (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Nov 21, 2006)
My new chauffeur is a lanky youth from Eastern UP. While engaging him, I customarily examined his driving licence; or tried to, because a bad smudge has rendered it illegible.
- Punished For Being Female (Deccan Herald, BOB HERBERT, Nov 09, 2006)
Violence against women is unacceptable and we need to take action against it.
- Exclusive Interview: Renuka Chowdhury (Times of India, Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha, Nov 07, 2006)
When she first entered Parliament as a young Rajya Sabha MP, she was hailed as the real-life Rajni, after a popular TV character who took up cudgels for the underdog.
- The Sad Realities (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 18, 2006)
Cutting across the party lines 35 women MPs have written to prime minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress President, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi that the 33 per cent reservations for them in Parliament and States assemblies should be passed during the . . .
- Maharaj Hari Singh -A Visionary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
On 23rd September 1895, Raja Amar Singh Ji was blessed with a son. Little was known at that point in time, that, this child would, one day, rule the State of Jammu & Kashmir and emerge as the leader of all the Princely States of India.
- Praising Mother, Killing Daughter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
Despite taking great strides in almost all spheres of life, the disgraceful practice of female foeticide continues in the country, says Manisha Jain.
- Role Of A Powerful Medium (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2006)
Let me begin by saying that in my view television in India has played an important and beneficial role.
- Female Child Killing (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
A private nursing home in Punjab - a state with a relatively high per capita income but low sex ratio - has been found to be conducting illegal sex-selection tests, aborting the female foetuses, and then disposing them of in wells situated . . .
- Embryonic End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
The clock turns back in globalised India
- Shocking (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The article "A controversial survey on India" (July 19) on Reuters AlertNet's finding that India is the sixth most dangerous country for children was shocking.
- A Clash Of Civilizations (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jul 04, 2006)
The Pew Research Center, a Washington think-tank, is about six years old.
- Surplus Budget Without Additional Taxes For State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Farm loans at lowest-ever four per cent interest; focus on urban infrastructure; allocations for several new welfare schemes
- Education For Citizenship (Times of India, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Mar 17, 2006)
It is good to see the NCERT director raising some fundamental issues about education for public debate rather than justifying or explaining actions taken by his organisation ('Learn To Live, Live To Learn', Mar 8).
- Endangered, She Said (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 13, 2006)
Of the various emotions aroused on International Women’s Day — demands for emancipation in Pakistan to success stories in Kofi Annan’s report
- Women’S Day (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 08, 2006)
Decision-making for women can come onlu with empowerment
- Salute To Navneet (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Gritty girl of Asandh shows the way
IN a tradition-bound society like ours, it calls for extraordinary courage for a bride to call off the marriage in the nick of time.
- Wedding Vow Against Female Foeticide (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Just when guests thought the wedding was over, the 45 couples who tied the knot in a marriage ceremony in a village here on Friday, appended an eighth vow: "We shall not indulge in female foeticide".
- Relevance Of The Mahatma Today (Daily Excelsior, Predhuman K.Joseph Dhar, Jan 30, 2006)
The question of relevance is a search for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of past historic events, persons and values to the society, which owes and traces its origin to them.
- Youth, Confidence, Creativity To The Fore At `Bridging Cultures' (Hindu, Sudhish Kamath, Jan 24, 2006)
Films on subjects ranging from puppets to female infanticide were screened at the daylong film festival Short films and documentaries were screened at the film festival
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- Stillborn Solace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Regulations won’t reform
There should be no great surprise over the icy response from schools across the country to the UPA government’s highly-hyped proposal to provide free education to the single girl child.
- Iccw's Efforts Bring Down Female Infanticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Children rescued from match industries Council working in 370 villages for past 15 years
- `Launch Crusade Against Female Foeticide' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Establish novel tradition of celebrating birth of girl child: Gen. Rodrigues
Need to project positive image of girl child
Investments needed in education, health, food and labour.
- Shocking Beyond Belief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
THE news that researchers in Canada and India have found that a staggering 10 million female foetuses might have been selectively terminated following ultrasound tests in India in the last two decades — 500,000 girls a year — is shocking beyond belief....
- Shocking Beyond Belief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 11, 2006)
THE news that researchers in Canada and India have found that a staggering 10 million female foetuses might have been selectively terminated following ultrasound tests in India
- 5 Mn Baby Girls Murdered Since 1994 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
India's 11-year-old legal ban on selective abortion of female fetuses has not prevented cold-blooded "murder" of about five million girl children since 1994, according to a new survey published here on Monday.
- 10 Million Female Births Aborted In India: Study (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 10, 2006)
Nearly 500,000 female babies lost annually to selective abortion
Study based on survey of 1.1 million Indian households
"Girl deficit" more common among educated families
Prenatal sex determination and selective abortion result in low birth rate ...
- ‘10m Girls Aborted In India’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Up to 10 million female foetuses may have been aborted in India over the past two decades after gender checks, according to a study published in the Lancet, a British medical journal. Fewer daughters have been born to couples who have . . .
- 10m Girls Die For Male Heirs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
At least 10 million female foetuses have been aborted in India over the past two decades by middle-class families determined to ensure they have male heirs.
- Jain Mathaji Favours Sustained Fight Against Female Infanticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Stresses on imparting education and teaching dharmic values to women
- Micro Planning Process Begins For Unicef Project In Krishnagiri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
It will focus mainly on health-related aspects
- Human Rights Education To Start In Select Schools In State (Hindu, K.P.M. Basheer, Dec 06, 2005)
To begin this month; part of national programme in schools
- Pm: Guru Granth Sahib’S Teachings Still Relevant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2005)
I am delighted to be amongst you to inaugurate this international seminar on “Guru Granth Sahib and its context” to mark the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Adi Granth at Harmandar Sahib.
- Kyoto Holds The Key (Hindu, Tony Juniper, Nov 24, 2005)
Next week 10,000 people will start to gather in Montreal for what are expected to be the most important climate change negotiations since the agreement of the Kyoto protocol in 1997 (United Nations Climate Change Conference, Montreal...
- Women's Reservation Bill: Groups To Mount Pressure (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
The Joint Action Front for Women has decided to intensify its campaign to gain support for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the winter session of Parliament. It will hold dialogues with parliamentarians and their representatives in the respe
- Holy Virginity (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 18, 2005)
The Indian film world thrives on sex and violence — in any collocation. So when a heroine of Tamil films, Kushboo, talked about sex, she was greeted with violence.
- Pentagon Notifies Us Congress On Military Sales To India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Nov 16, 2005)
The Pentagon has notified US Congress about a possible lease to India of two P-3C aircraft along with equipment and services as part of a proposed military sale worth US$ 133 millions to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership.
- Daughters Have Right To Live (Tribune, Shakuntala Lavasa, Nov 15, 2005)
Added to the long list of things India is infamous for is the fact that we have female foeticide – elimination of the unwanted girl even before her birth! Prenatal sex-determination tests followed by quick abortions destroy thousands of foetuses much ....
- Saving The Daughter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2005)
At last, religious leaders have chosen to come together and speak up against female foeticide.
- Religious Leaders Join Hands Against Female Foeticide (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 09, 2005)
They express concern at the declining birth ratio of the girl child
- March Planned Against Female Foeticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
The Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, in association with several public-spirited bodies, will organise a ``Jan Chetana Yatra" from Tankara in Gujarat to Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, starting on November 1, to generate public opinion against female....
- Delhi’S Affluent Indulge In Female Foeticide (Tribune, Rashme Sehgal, Oct 07, 2005)
What is happening to the state of Delhi? It may boast a higher standard of living in comparison to the rest of India and yet when it comes to female foeticide, it is the rich, . . .
- Textbook Of Laughter And Forgetting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 02, 2005)
Literature can define the way we perceive and express our worlds. Why then is there no wider debate on the kind of English textbooks that are prescribed, asks AMITAVA KUMAR.
Literature can define the way we perceive and express our worlds
- Education Bonanza For Girl Child (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
India’s often neglected girl child is set to get a huge boost with the government today unveiling a scheme that would virtually give free education to her.
- Female Foeticide Goes On Unchecked In Punjab (Tribune, Charu Singh, Sep 23, 2005)
The sorry saga of female foeticide always takes me back to the summer of 1996 when I encountered it in a big way while doing a study on the issue in Punjab.
- Towards Ending (Daily Excelsior, S. Joshi, Sep 15, 2005)
The Government has acted on the recommendation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) by passing the protection of Women from Domestic Violence Bill, 2005. A laudable step, it was long....
- Colours Of Love Fuel Guinness Dream (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
Their love blossoms in myriad colours. Basant Jain and Anita Jain are living up to their wedding vows with all sincerity but in a distinct fashion. On recognising their distinctiveness of being a rare couple, they have now decided to enter the Guinness Bo
- Status Of Women In Islam (Dawn, Bilal Ahmed Malik, Sep 02, 2005)
The status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one.
- A Life More Dignified (Pioneer, Archana Dalmia, Jul 28, 2005)
India boasts of a culture dating back to thousands of years where women were treated with respect.
- Never-Ending Story Of Never-Never Land (Japan Times, FRANK CHING, Jul 22, 2005)
The recent visits by three Taiwan opposition leaders to mainland China illustrates the new policy of Chinese President Hu Jintao, which is a marked departure from that of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin.
- Ideology Of Honour And Status (Hindu, S. ANANDHI, Jul 19, 2005)
Highlights the multiple constructions of honour and status offering a new perspective on identity politics
- Female Population Dips; Sex Tests Boom (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
The popularity of pre-natal sex detection facility available in the city hospitals could be one of the reasons for the decline in the female population in the district.
- Sticking Taint (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2005)
Just how important Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav's 24 Rashtriya Janata Dal MPs are for the survival of the UPA Government at the Centre can be ascertained from the breathtaking statement made by the Law Minister,
- Doing Well (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2005)
Even when in a position of considerable power, a politician can, in some situations, only do so much. The right intentions, with the wherewithal to carry them out, certainly go a long way. . . . .
- Choosing Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2005)
Could human ethics vary according to context? Crucial questions of right and wrong may be debated and legislated in different societies in different ways.
- Two-Day Meet On Rights Of Muslim Women (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2005)
A two-day South regional consultative meet on ‘Muslim woman and her Rights’ will be held on March 10 and 11 in Bangalore under the aegis of the Karnataka State Women’s Commission.
- An Occasion To Mourn (Tribune, Usha Rai, Mar 08, 2005)
We should stop celebrating Women’s Day. In fact, it should be a day of national mourning. We should collectively hang our heads in shame. Or maybe we should observe two minutes’ silence today for all the lives that have been snuffed out in their mother’s
- Women’S Panel Not A Jhoom Jhooma (Tribune, Chanchal Sarkar, Feb 20, 2005)
Subhashini Ali of Kanpur was a formidable speaker when she was a CPI(M) member of the Lok Sabha. One afternoon in 1982 I heard her on the newly constituted National Commission for Women.
- Why `She' Still Remains Unwanted (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 15, 2004)
A conference on sex selection diagnosis and female foeticide in Goa last week brought to light the disturbing proof of India holding one half of its population
- More Custodial Deaths (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 11, 2004)
THE disclosure of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission that custodial deaths are on the rise and as many as 87 such deaths have taken place in the state this year till November comes as a rude shock.
- Punjab Slowdown Dismays World Bank (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Jul 16, 2004)
Hold your breath! Here is a warning: the World Bank has forecast a gloomy future for Punjab. And if its current growth slowdown persists for another decade, by the end of it Punjab would no longer be the most prosperous state in the country.
- Missing Child (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 16, 2004)
Discarded by her parents a new-born baby stood little chance in life, but even in death there was no one to protect her from the beady eyes of crows.
- Putting Up A Fight (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Dec 14, 2003)
IN MANY villages of Tamil Nadu, a quiet revolution is on. The agents of change have been women who have networked themselves into self-help groups. In batches, they have gone from thatched hut to pucca house, campaigning for the right to life of the ...
- Doomed In The Womb? (Hindu, Asha Krishnakumar , Dec 14, 2003)
Is the fall in the number of girl children closely linked to the declining sex ratio at birth resulting from female foeticide? On the situation in the four southern States.
- Paradox Of Hunger Amid Plenty (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Dec 09, 2003)
The anomaly of hunger amidst the plenty signifies something basically wrong in the system. The question arises why the poor have no access to the food they sorely need.
- Where Life Is Cheap (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Jul 27, 2003)
It was an obituary advertisement in the Hindu. It bore the smiling face of a young, handsome man. Head tilted to one side, happy and on top of the world. He was 27 when he died. Below the picture was the family that remembered him. Father, mother, wife.
- ‘there’s No Political Vendetta... We Had Promised To Expose Badal’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2003)
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much is your crusade against the Badal family motivated by political vendetta? Jatinder Haye Our drive is motivated by nothing other than a strong desire to, as far as possible, root out corruption, nepotism and all other such
- Mothers And Female Infanticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2003)
CONCERNS ARISING FROM women activist groups in Tamil Nadu about the justice of prosecuting mothers who commit female infanticide may be understandable. However, acceding to the proposal to let off the guilty is bound to cause enormous damage to ...
- Revise History But Avoid Revisionism (Pioneer, Karan Singh, Jan 18, 2002)
Our national motto is Satyameva Jayate-the truth alone with triumph, but how do we ascertain what the truth is?
- Larger Gender Picture (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Supreme Court's expression of displeasure at the indifference of most states in the matter of enforcing the anti-sex test directive is understandable.
- Found Wanting (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2001)
A culturally and socially backward-looking country can turn technological advances into weapons of destruction.
- Religion And Civilisation - Ii (Hindu, Mushirul Hasan, Nov 03, 2001)
INDEPENDENCE BROUGHT some relief, but the age-old issues have yet to be resolved in this era of globalisation.
- The Picture In The Frame (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 10, 2001)
When you set yourself impossibly high standards, it’s impossible to scale them. This should not inhibit you from baying at the moon but chances are you won’t land upon it. Still, if at first you don’t succeed...
- Deep-Rooted Evil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2001)
Female foeticide in Punjab has its roots in social attitudes and blaming modern technology is not the answer, says Sarabjit Pandher.
- 2001 Census: Encouraging And Discouraging Features (Business Line, Ruddar Datt , Aug 14, 2001)
INDIA accounts for a meagre 2.4 per cent of world surface area of 135.79 million sq km, yet it supports and sustains a whopping 16.7 per cent of the world population.
- Pre-Natal Scanning Techniques Have A Role To Play In Falling Sex Ratio (The Financial Express, Joseph Vackayil, Aug 07, 2001)
Privatisation, globalisation and modern technology may be considered welcome developments in the economic sphere, but their impact on India’s socio-cultural milieu is fast becoming a cause for concern.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 23, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 20, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 19, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 18, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 17, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 16, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 15, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 14, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 13, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
- It’s Murder, They Said (Telegraph, MADHUSHREE C. BHOWMIK, Jul 12, 2001)
Titli flits around her foster home. She lurches from one room to another on unsteady legs and loves to look at the Sydney harbour from the windows of her “penthouse’’ in the Australian capital.
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