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At one point, I was not willing to believe that the prevalence of female foeticide existed in metropolitan
cities like Delhi. But my mother opened up to me about her friend who recently gave birth to a daughter.
Her husband owned a restaurant in Singapore, a big mansion and uncountable luxuries. My mom told
me that when her friend gave birth to her daughter, her mother-in-law was reluctant to see her face.
The husband’s older brother also aborted the foetus in his wife’s womb seven times. Hearing all this
sickened me to the core and sent shivers down my spine. Your show has made me, a 19-year-old, feel
restless and has inspired me to make a difference even if it is a small one.
-Bishakha
--
I am from Netherlands. I am a proud father of a 16-month-old girl child and I cannot imagine my life
without her. Everyone is happy in my family with my daughter but I know my parents wish for a boy.
Whenever I speak with my mother, she wishes that soon I’ll have a son as well.
Before watching your episode, whenever my mother would talk about me having a son, I took it
nonchalantly but now I realise how important it is to make our elder generation realise that they are
wrong when they say this.
My parents are looked down upon by many in the village and if they don’t change their view, they will
impart this feeling to many others in the village. I vow to completely stand against any such thoughts
and never keep mum whenever I hear about any discrimination between a girl and a boy.
-Dhananjay
--
I am an NRI doctor with two beautiful daughters. I have chosen to live away from my country to give my
girls a more loving environment as my mother-in-law wanted me to abort my first child. My husband
was too weak to stand up for either of us and if I had not put my foot down, I would have never had my
two lovely girls.
My second girl was born overseas and my mother-in-law wasn’t informed about it for three months. My
sister-in-law who is a doctor and her husband, also a doctor in Delhi, have had three abortions for a boy
as per their in-laws’ wishes. I have chosen to not be a victim to this tradition even if it means having
sour relations with my in-laws. I firmly believe that “Anyaay karne wale se anyaay sehne wala zyaada
gunehgaar hai.”
-Chandita
--
My pregnant colleague told me that she is planning to have an abortion if it’s a girl. I told her that that
would be a wrong thing to do as a human and as a mother. So, she stopped talking to me. Now after
watching the episode, I have decided to speak to her about it again.
-Vedanshree
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cities like Delhi. But my mother opened up to me about her friend who recently gave birth to a daughter.
Her husband owned a restaurant in Singapore, a big mansion and uncountable luxuries. My mom told
me that when her friend gave birth to her daughter, her mother-in-law was reluctant to see her face.
The husband’s older brother also aborted the foetus in his wife’s womb seven times. Hearing all this
sickened me to the core and sent shivers down my spine. Your show has made me, a 19-year-old, feel
restless and has inspired me to make a difference even if it is a small one.
-Bishakha
--
I am from Netherlands. I am a proud father of a 16-month-old girl child and I cannot imagine my life
without her. Everyone is happy in my family with my daughter but I know my parents wish for a boy.
Whenever I speak with my mother, she wishes that soon I’ll have a son as well.
Before watching your episode, whenever my mother would talk about me having a son, I took it
nonchalantly but now I realise how important it is to make our elder generation realise that they are
wrong when they say this.
My parents are looked down upon by many in the village and if they don’t change their view, they will
impart this feeling to many others in the village. I vow to completely stand against any such thoughts
and never keep mum whenever I hear about any discrimination between a girl and a boy.
-Dhananjay
--
I am an NRI doctor with two beautiful daughters. I have chosen to live away from my country to give my
girls a more loving environment as my mother-in-law wanted me to abort my first child. My husband
was too weak to stand up for either of us and if I had not put my foot down, I would have never had my
two lovely girls.
My second girl was born overseas and my mother-in-law wasn’t informed about it for three months. My
sister-in-law who is a doctor and her husband, also a doctor in Delhi, have had three abortions for a boy
as per their in-laws’ wishes. I have chosen to not be a victim to this tradition even if it means having
sour relations with my in-laws. I firmly believe that “Anyaay karne wale se anyaay sehne wala zyaada
gunehgaar hai.”
-Chandita
--
My pregnant colleague told me that she is planning to have an abortion if it’s a girl. I told her that that
would be a wrong thing to do as a human and as a mother. So, she stopped talking to me. Now after
watching the episode, I have decided to speak to her about it again.
-Vedanshree
44
