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1. Educate the girl child, empower India
by Arvind Khanna
It is heartening to see people in Sangrur district educating their daughters. I remember when I first
visited the area 16 years ago, this issue was a concern to me. I am proud of these parents who are giving
their daughter a chance to study and get not only educated, but achieve high levels of qualifications.
May God bless them.
I am happy that parents are slowly realising that by educating their daughters, they are gifting them with
an opportunity to lead a healthier and happier life. An educated girl has the skills, information and
confidence to be a better worker, citizen and parent.
By educating girls, parents make them financially independent which helps supplement the household
income. After marriage, they can help educate their own children apart from helping their husbands
and in-laws.
I have a vision of an India where every girl child has access to education, reproductive health
information and services, and where there is no place for discrimination on the basis of gender. But the
change must happens at the grassroots. And we must work together to achieve this.
I wish that every household, every village and every district of Punjab to work towards this vision
of social empowerment in India. How? As parents and members of social communities, you must
partner schools in their efforts to educate the girl child by ensuring that your daughters attend classes
every day. Then only can we dream of a stronger and better Punjab.
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