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VRINDAVAN, INDIA, October 17, 2004: For three days in October a large gathering of Indian women met in Vrindavan to discuss the challenges facing women in India. Foremost on the agenda was female foeticide. Sadhi Ritambhara, also known as Didi Maa, delivered the following message in her speech, “The growing incidents of female foeticide are bound to create a great imbalance in the society, which will ultimately make the life of girls more miserable and they will not be able to move out of their houses. It is also a fact that it is the woman who encourages a woman to go in for abortion if she carries a girl child in her womb, and several corrupt doctors are party to the crime for the sake of earning money. It is not right to kill the girl child in the womb; instead, let her come to the world and help her to become self-reliant by imparting good education to her. Leaving aside their inferiority complex, women should recall their glorious past and resolve to raise their voice against foeticide by beginning within their homes.” Sadhi also called upon the Durgavahini activists by saying, “If you want to get rid of the problem of dowry, resolve today that you will not become the daughter-in -law in any greedy family, no matter if you have to remain a brahmacharini throughout your life.” Dr. Poornima Advani, chairperson of National Commission for women inaugurated the gathering on October 1, 2004. In her address the article says Dr. Advani called upon women to raise their voice against the rising crimes against women and stressed on the need to make women aware of their legal rights. The article says, “According to Smt Mala Raval, Akhil Bharatiya Pramukh of Durgavahini, a total of 150 delegates from 34 Prants of the country participated in the three-day meet. Women belonging to different projects of VHP including Goraksha, Harikatha, Ekal Vidyalaya, Durgavahini, Akhil Bharatiya Sadhvi Shakti Parishad, etc. attended the function.” Unanimously, according to the article, the meeting passed a resolution strongly condemning female foeticide.

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