JEMTEC

Indian society is one of the societies in the world where there are more number of male than female population. The long standing tradition of son preference is still in practice and it is one of the reasons for the lesser number of female in the country. The birth of the girl child has never been welcome and she has been considered as a burden due to various factors. She is considered as a calamity and rejected as an unwanted person. She is denied of the basic rights in the society, which started before her birth from the four walls of the family. In India, there is an indication of son preference in religion, culture and society. Even the blessings reflects discriminatory attitude towards girl child. The evils of female foeticide and infanticide are not new to the Indian society. It has been practice from decades. The root cause of the problems started with the patriarchal society and the institution such as dowry and the religious views that gave preference to the male rather t...