Girl Child Future of India

June 11, 2010 at 9:12pm

'Perseverance and inspiration often leads to privilege but without hard work and dedication
they'll be no success. The hardest profession to take in life is being a girl child. Discrimination
and discrepancy are two most important factors that hamper the journey of every female from the
earliest stage of life. Starting from her presence into her mothers womb to infancy, childhood
and finally to adulthood, she is outnumbered by the male dominating society of the country.
India is a country where social disadvantage outweighs natural biological advantage of being a
girl. A whole range of discriminatory practices including female foeticide, female infanticide,
female genital mutilation, son idolization, early marriage and dowry have buried the future of the
nation. In India, discriminatory practices have greatly influenced the health and well-being of a
girl child, resulting in a higher mortality rate.
It is believed that every year 12 million girls are born in the country but unfortunately only 1/3 of
those survive. Some are killed in the womb, some at the time of birth, some die due to ill health
and some due to poor nutritional status. Only a few numbers of girls are able to survive till their
15th birthday.
Female feticide and infanticide are the most popular social evils prevailing in the country. This
evil is the outcome of poverty, illiteracy and gender discrimination. The country fails to
understand, how a mother can be so ruthless and vulnerable.
It is said that God created mothers because He could not be present everywhere. Its unbelievable
to realize that a Gods representative is continuously killing someone beautiful even before she
can come out and see the beauty of nature.
Its painful to confess that the trend still exists in various parts of the country. States like
Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Punjab are most popular for practicing female
foeticide and infanticide.
Poverty, gender discrimination and son preference have also influenced the nutritional status of a
girl child. There are almost 75 million malnourished children existing in the country. It is
estimated that 75% of the total malnourished children are girls who show signs of chronic and
acute malnutrition.
Girls who manage to cross this hard phase of life, gets trapped by the evil society during
adolescence and teenage. These are the stages where more nutrition is required for normal
growth and development. Unfortunately, nutritional needs are neglected for girls and they are
often kept locked within the four walls.
Exacerbate discrimination against female for nutrition and education has led to an increase in
child marriage, reduction in fertility rates and population growth, potentially, womens
participation in nurturing the future of every nation.

Improper nutrition during adolescence results in various reproductive health disorders. The
effects of these disorders further exacerbates by early marriage, closely spaced pregnancies, poor
access to information about family planning, traditional practices, etc.
Girl child is the future of every nation and India is no exception. A little amount of care, a
handful of warmth and a heart full of love for a girl child can make a big difference. Close your
eyes, free your thoughts and hear the voice of God, He is saying something to all of us, Save
Me.