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By Geeta Pandey
BBC News, Haryana
A caravan of 25 vehicles and 200 people has been criss-crossing five northern and western states of India for the past 10 days.
The travellers are on a mission. They are campaigning against female foeticide, which has resulted in a gender imbalance in some parts of the country.
The campaign is being led by well-known religious leader and social activist, Swami Agnivesh.
"There's no other form of violence that's more painful, more abhorrent, more shameful," declares Swami Agnivesh.
The march started in Gujarat on 1 November, the Hindu festival of Diwali. It is due to conclude in Amritsar on 15 November, the birthday of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak.
The campaign covers some of the areas which have the worst gender ratio in India - Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, and Gujarat. All of these states have less than 800 girls for every 1,000 boys.
"The crime has come to acquire such dangerous proportions in our society that the government is feeling very helpless. They think that unless people from the world of religion come forward and join hands and march together, the problem cannot be solved," says Swami Agnivesh.
He says religious leaders of various faiths, including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Jainism, are participating in the march.
"The attack on the foetus does not begin in the womb, it begins in the minds of the human beings. And that's why we need to change the mindsets of the people. And only a spiritual revolution can bring about this change in mindsets," says Father Thampu.
"No mother will ever kill her daughter willingly," says Ritu Bala, a college student.
"A woman goes for abortion only under pressure from her husband or her in-laws. It's wrong. I'll never do it."
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On the surface you would think it would at least lower population
pressure on a society with over one billion people but what you
get later is in that example for instance, a town with 1000 girls and
800 boys, 200 angry young men venting their outrage on the
rest of society. It is a proven result. Its a sad commentary on our
times, eh.
Originally posted by sonhouseNever was there a stronger need for equal-opportunity abortion.
On the surface you would think it would at least lower population
pressure on a society with over one billion people but what you
get later is in that example for instance, a town with 1000 girls and
800 boys, 200 angry young men venting their outrage on the
rest of society. It is a proven result. Its a sad commentary on our
times, eh.