I can't remember when it was that I read about Baby Falak for the first time. All I remember was that when I did, it disturbed me for days on end. Coming from a community that hails, welcomes and celebrates the birth of a girl child, I just cannot comprehend why survival beyond the cradle is a matter of luck for many girl children around India. It is just a plaintive sight of the pathetic state that our society is in. And they say 'India is Shining'! What an irony!
A child is born into this world not on it's own accord...it is the result of a decision taken by two individuals. Being born as a male or a female is again not it's own prerogative. It is but sheer chance. And science proves that it is the father who is the deciding factor when it comes to sex of the baby (Ref: <<Most mammals have one pair of sex chromosomes in each cell. Males have one Y chromosome and one X chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes. In mammals, the Y chromosome contains a gene, SRY, which triggers embryonic development as a male.>> ~ Wikipedia ). A woman has absolutely no role to play in this aspect. Yet she is targeted and made to take all the blame for 'not producing a male child'! Excuse me....they're just not getting it,eh? That's the problem of the father of the child. As per current norms, it's he who deserves to be beaten and kicked for not being able to 'produce a male child'. x-(
And then came the sad case of Baby Afreen who was punched in the face :'( by her devil of a father for being born as a girl....when she was just 3 months old. The poor thing passed away after a short struggle. Such things pain and disturb me no end. It's my heart that bleeds every single time. When will all this stop? When will men realise the truth? Education is the key to everything. Most people behave this way out of their ignorance about the true facts. Education has to be made compulsory!
A child is a precious gift from God...whether it is male or female. No faith and no society says that one is superior over the other. If it does,it is wrong. And as sensible individuals, we should not follow it. Was it the child's fault that it became a girl? Or that it was even brought into existence?
Please do think about it. About what can be done to stop this inhuman practice. There are so many people out there who would do anything just to have a baby come into their barren lives. And then there's this ugly lot who kill them off!
Remember the famous tagline of the movie "Taare Zameen Par"......EVERY CHILD IS SPECIAL.
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