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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 266 ‘unwanted' Nakushas to be renamed Aishwarya today

266 ‘unwanted' Nakushas to be renamed Aishwarya today

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published Published on Oct 21, 2011   modified Modified on Oct 21, 2011

-The Hindu

 

Signalling an end to the practice in rural Maharashtra of naming a girl child Nakusha (unwanted), especially if the family was expecting the birth of a boy, the authorities will “rename” 266 such girls as Aishwarya (wealth) on Saturday.

“The Government has identified 266 girls named Nakusha in Satara district and organised a renaming ceremony tomorrow [On Saturday],” Satara District Collector N. Ramaswami told PTI over telephone.

The function has been organised by the Zila Parishad, he said.

It is conducting the campaign in association with the Lek Vachva (Save The Girl Child) project, which seeks to save the female foetus from illegal sex determination.

“We have identified 266 such names [Nakusha] in school records in the district,” Dr. Ramaswami added.

“Zila parishad officials had surveyed the district and decided on the renaming after speaking to the parents. The officials felt this was a small step towards changing the mindset in the rural areas,” another official said.

In some parts of rural Maharashtra, if a girl is born when the parents wanted a boy she is named Nakusha. The Zila Parishad identified such girls, ranging from infants to 16 years of age.

“Typically, if a rural couple has one or two girls, they dislike it when their third child also turns out to be a girl. They then name her Nakusha. Other derogatory names given to girls are: Dagadi and Dhondi [stone],” the official said.

While Patan taluka had the highest number of Nakushas (92), Koregoan and Wai talukas did not have any. The other Nakushas were located in Khandala, Phaltan, Khatav, Maan, Karad, Mahabaleshwar and Jawali areas of the district.

“The name Nakusha is discriminatory towards women. It is a reflection of the patriarchal mind-set of society and indicates the anger of the parents on the birth of a girl child,” said Nationalist Congress Party MLC Vinayak Mete, who is conducting a campaign against female foeticide in his Beed district. — PTI

* Practice in rural Maharashtra to name girl child Nakusha (unwanted) if family was expecting boy
* “Other derogatory names given to girls include Dagadi and Dhondi [stone]”

The Hindu, 22 October, 2011, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2561280.ece


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