It's a girl - oh dear, what a shame

By Sushi Das
January 4 2013 - 3:00am

GIRLS. They are an economic liability for Indian parents. They cost money to raise. They can trash a family's reputation with the power of immodesty. They need a dowry when you marry them off, and what do you get in return? Nothing but worry and misery. Boys, on the other hand, are productive economic units. As men, they earn a salary, bring home a wife, scoop up a dowry and act as the welfare state for elderly parents. Who wouldn't crave sons?

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