Over 200 girls in India who were named 'unwanted' (Nakusha) by their parents have been renamed in a ceremony aimed to give the girls a new start and highlight the problems of sex discrimination in India. Female infanticide still takes place in India where many parents favour having sons. The 2011 census showed that there were only 914 girls for every 1000 boys.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15414796
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