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"बेटी, घर में रहो, बाहर खतरा है" - सचमुच? || आचार्य प्रशांत
आचार्य प्रशांत
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2 years ago
Female Feticide
Infanticide
Global Gender Gap Index
Dowry System
Spirituality
Consciousness
Body-centrism
Bhagavad Gita
Description

Acharya Prashant highlights the alarming reality that the primary threat to girls in India comes from within their own families rather than external sources. He cites data showing that ninety-six percent of sexual crimes against minors are committed by relatives or family friends. He points out that practices like female feticide and infanticide are driven by parents who view daughters as a financial burden due to the dowry system and the cultural perception of girls as being someone else's property. This leads to a bloody conspiracy where girls are killed in the womb or shortly after birth to ensure a male heir, especially in nuclear families seeking economic benefits. The speaker discusses India's dismal ranking in the Global Gender Gap Index, where it stands last among one hundred and forty-six countries in women's health and survival. He argues that this is a result of deep-seated malnutrition and neglect. He explains that the preference for small families is often not a sign of modern thinking but a calculated move to save money by avoiding the costs associated with raising and marrying off daughters. He observes that in many families, the youngest child is often a boy, indicating that multiple female pregnancies may have been terminated until a son was born. Acharya Prashant emphasizes that the root of this crisis lies in a lack of spirituality and the reduction of women to their physical bodies. He criticizes the societal pressure on women to focus on beauty, makeup, and pleasing their husbands, which he terms body-centric living. He asserts that when women are viewed merely as physical objects or meat for consumption, their value diminishes, making them vulnerable to exploitation and violence. He encourages women to seek higher consciousness through spiritual teachings like the Bhagavad Gita, moving away from body-identification to realize their true worth.