FEMALE FOETICIDE INTRODUCTION: Contemporary Indian society professes a profound faith in every individual’s “right to life and dignity”. The rights relating to the weaker & vulnerable sections of Indian society especially women‚ and more specially the girl child were violated. The twin social evils of female foeticide & female infanticide were the main causes.Violence against women exists in various forms‚ in all societies‚ the world over. In 1996 the world health assembly endorsed the fact that
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Baby Boom Critique “Baby Boom”‚ is a heartfelt and comical movie in one. J.C. Wiatt played by (Diane Keaton)‚ is a woman of a fast paced lifestyle dedicated to her profession working 75-80 hours a week. J.C has no time to spare for her personal or romantic life‚ or relaxation time for that matter with her schedule. (The film shows J. C. and her live-in mate‚ played by Harold Ramis‚ grudgingly allocating four minutes for sex one evening before going right back to their reading ("Movie Review
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Is media a boon or a curse? Everything in this modern age is powered by media from the moment we wake up until we sleep at night. Have we ever asked ourselves how all of this affects our reasoning‚ our power to choose and our lifestyle? Since mass media is used to communicate and interact with people from various walks of life‚ it can often result in a conflict of opinions. The media‚ specifically in India‚ represents a convergence of paradoxes: tradition and modernity; anarchy and order; diversity
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reminded of the origins of the medical profession‚ because it started with these very questions. And unexpectedly‚ Hippocrates‚ the famous physician of antiquity‚ is in the news once again. Although almost nothing is known of his life and work‚ he gave birth to centuries of medical tradition in Western civilization. Among recent developments‚ a group of distinguished doctors and ethicists‚ including some Christian leaders‚ have signed a modernized version of the famous oath. That may not be too much of
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The usage of internet is such a drastic improvement and the number of users day by day increasing. Even children in school education are very much familiar about the internet and its usage. when computer are introduced‚ people are against it‚since it reduces the manpower . But now all the organizations are computerized. The same situation is going on for internet usage today. Everywhere Internet. Without internet‚ the communication will be very difficult. The following are few of the usage
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Cell phone boom Few years ago‚ the cellular was a luxury object‚ in fact it was reserved only for executives and rich people. Nowadays‚ the cellular is a good of common use for everyone‚ especially for the Youngest‚ for them it is necessary as a pair of jeans. However‚ the interest thing is the fact that the cellular is not only used to communicate with someone or to send a SMS‚ due to the technology that allow use it like a camera‚ a music player‚ a game console‚ a computer‚ an internet browser
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A Cry Still Unheard: The Menace Of Female Foeticide In India “I am daughter of India. I am like your daughters who are playing in your premises‚ who are bringing laurels to the nation like Sunita Williams‚ Kiran Bedi‚ Kalpana Chawla‚ Sania Mirza etc. But there is a difference between me and all of you as I have been killed in the womb of my mother itself.” Once in our lives‚ most of us must have heard that a child is a ‘gift’ from God. Though whatever biology may suggest‚ it is not an uncommon
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C.B.C. News Assignment The Horror and Fear of Honour Killing On June 30‚ 2009‚ a disturbing act was peformed to reclaim a families honour. A Nissan Sentra was found at Kingston Mills where Rideau Canal meets Lake Ontario. In this vehicle four females were found and identified as the Shafia sisters‚ Zainab‚ Geeti‚ and Sahar‚ they were 19‚ 13‚ and 17 years old. Their father’s first wife was also found in the vehicle‚ Rona Amir Mohammad. They were found dead on the scene and the accident was
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Female infanticide..... Female foeticide is the illegal practice of killing a foetus which is determined as a female. Female foeticide is prevalent in our country as a major social evil. The patriarchal social structure of India gives a secondary position to women. Social belief goes that the family runs through a male and hence the birth of a male child in the family is imminent to the carrying forward of its generation. Social discrimination and the preference for sons have given
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