#Anandi Law

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His family manages to track down his location, and, with the help of the police, the goons are caught. However, when Bhairon and Sumitra find out, he runs away from home with his friend Haria and both are kidnapped by some goons. Jagya switches his exam results with Anandi's. Sometime later, Sugna also gives birth to a baby boy and names him Varun. However, the baby becomes ill and this causes Gehna to return to the mansion. Gehna leaves the house due to a promise that she made to Kalyani. Kalyani Devi forgives Anandi and they celebrate Divali happily.Īfter complications, Gehna gives birth to a baby boy and names him Nadikshore aka "Nandu". Bhairon saves Anandi’s family from their plight and gets her back home on Divali. Madan and his wife accept Sugna as their daughter-in-law. The family starts working as servants in Mahavir Singh’s house because he helps them with money for Khajan's leg operation. Having no money makes life more difficult for them, and they also lose their land and home. Anandi and her family face hard times because of her mother’s sickness and her father’s broken leg. Kalyani Devi gets furious once she finds out and throws Anandi out of the house. She refuses, but Anandi and Jagdish go to Mahavir Singh with the request. He is ready to resort to any means and takes to disrupting the lives of villagers in Kalyani’s village, trying to gain authority over the entire village.Īnandi’s parents lose their land to Mahavir Singh and approach Kalyani Devi for help. Mahavir Singh still harbours enmity against Kalyani Devi and seeks revenge. They had parted ways immediately after that with a lot of friction. He is revealed to be Kalyani Devi’s brother-in-law and had misbehaved with her after her husband’s death. A new character Mahavir Singh is introduced. Madan refuses to accept Sugna as she is pregnant with Pratap's child. Shyam is smitten by Sugna and asks for his hand in marriage. Madan Singh, Kalyani's arch-enemy, has one son, Shyam. Sugna is devastated and later finds out that she is pregnant with his child. Jagya's sister, Sugna, who is also a child bride, loses her husband, Pratap, at the hands of some decoits. However, Basant and Gehna develop a true love for each other as time passes by. Kalyani then marries Basant to Gehna, who comes from a poor family, although she is much younger than him. However, due to the lack of proper care and treatment, she miscarries and dies during delivery. Jagya's uncle, Basant, discovers that his wife, Jamuna, is pregnant for the sixth time in 20 years. His grandmother, Kalyani Devi is strict and has high regard for traditions. Plot Part 1 : Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte Īt the age of 8, Anandi is married to Jagdish aka "Jagya", another child. 1.1 Part 1 : Kacchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte.

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Morality Challenge: Anandis Dnailo

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murder / manslaughter/ assault / robbery / breaking & entering / theft / embezzlement / kidnapping / torture / blackmail / arson / trespassing / treason / libel or slander / obstruction of justice / lying to law enforcement / creation of a weapon / espionage / riot / escape from lawful custody / contempt of court/ public intoxication / conspiracy / accessory to a crime / harboring a fugitive / bribery / perjury under oath / resisting arrest / identity theft / corporate fraud / tax fraud / document forgery / destruction of evidence /assassination / counterfeiting / sale of a controlled substance / purchase of a controlled substance / failure to pay child support / hacking crimes / threat / pick pocketing / shoplifting /

She did work as a merc, medic and a few years at the GS - she had to do some nefarious things to survive. 

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First Female Doctors in India

Anadi Gopal Joshi (1865-1888) and Rukhmabai (1864-1955)

Anandi Gopal Joshi (also known as Anadibai Joshi) was the first Indian woman to earn a medical degree but sadly she died before she was able to start a practice in her home country. Rukhmabai was the second woman to earn a medical degree and the first woman to actually practice medicine in India. She had a long and influential medical career.

Yumana Joshi was married at 9 years old to a man 20 years her senior. He renamed her Anandi. She had her first child at 14 years old. Her son died shortly after birth which caused her great grief and created a desire to become a doctor in order to help others. Fortunately her husband  believed in women’s education, felt that she could be an example for other women in India, and supported her decision. At 19, she was able to attend Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia. Despite contracting tuberculous and having bouts of poor health, she earned her 2-year medical degree and returned to India in 1887. However she was too ill to begin a practice and died a month before her 22nd birthday in 1888. 

Rukhmabai was also a child bride who was married at 11 years old to a man only 8 years older. Fortunately her step-father believed in a woman’s education and knew the dangers of pregnancy in child brides so he delayed consummation of the marriage until she could complete her studies. As Rukhmabai matured she grew into a very cultured and educated woman whereas her legal husband floundered and became more and more against women’s education and freedoms. Rukhmabai knew this would be a disastrous relationship and when her legal husband demanded that she move in with him and that he have his marital rights, she decided to take him to court to nullify the marriage on the grounds that she was too young to consent when the marriage took place. This was a groundbreaking case that went all the way to be decided by Queen Victoria of England. It did result in the first law to raise the age of consent and on discussions of the dangers of child brides. Rukhmabai won but had to pay all court costs, a payoff to her former husband, and would never be allowed to marry. 

Because of her new found fame from the trial, funds were raised for her to go on to the London School of Medicine for Women so she could become a doctor. She was the second woman from India to earn a full medical degree. However, unlike Joshi, Rukhmabai was able to have a long and successful career as both a surgeon and Chief Medical Officer for the women’s hospital in Surat, India. She was awarded India’s greatest service, the Kaisar-i-Hind, for her work during plague and influenza outbreaks.

She continued to fight for social reforms including marriage laws and better education for girls. She died at 90 years old and influenced generations of women in India to pursue medical careers. 

Sources

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)32645-5/fulltext

https://feminisminindia.com/2016/09/27/historic-indian-women-in-stem/

https://www.thebetterindia.com/65696/india-first-practising-lady-doctor-rukhmabai/

https://www.ndtv.com/people/who-is-anandi-gopal-joshi-all-you-need-to-know-about-indias-first-female-doctor-1831136

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Celebrating women in science

History hasn’t always been kind to women. They were denied education. Those that were ‘lucky’ enough to be informally educated couldn’t enter university seminars; those that were formally educated weren’t considered equal to their male peers. Many bold women were subdued, or worse–burned ‘for being witches’! Having an opinion was blasphemous, let alone having an intellectual and a scientific one at that. Despite such dark times, many women managed to rise above society’s idea of what they’re capable of.

For centuries, womankind has had to strive doubly hard to make itself heard and accepted. Some women not only managed to be heard and accepted, but also respected. If making a mark in a male-dominated world was hard, then stepping into the field of science was no less than entering the dragon’s lair, right until the early 20th century. And yet, many commendable women did just that, contributing significantly to the way the world works today. Soulveda commemorates these scientists on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Hedy Lamarr

This 20th-century woman wasn’t just a pretty actress; she was an inventor. Self-taught though she was, Lamarr was known to dabble in technology; she used to call it ‘tinkering hobbies’. Improvising traffic stoplight and modifying the wing design to make planes fly faster were among the things she ‘tinkered’ with. During the World War II in 1942, Lamarr, with the help of her friend and pianist George Antheil, actually developed a secret communication system for the US government. While the US Navy couldn’t use inventions made outside of the military, Lamarr’s technology eventually got incorporated into Bluetooth, wi-fi and CDMA.

Anandi Gopalrao Joshi

Joshi was the first Indian woman to ever graduate with a degree in medicine from the United States. People also say that she was the first Indian woman to even set foot on American soil. What’s remarkable about Joshi was that she earned a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in 1886, when most girls in India weren’t formally educated. Unfortunately, Joshi died of tuberculosis in 1887, before she could practise medicine and be a physician.

The Second World War saw many English women choosing more public lives, many with professions. One such smart young woman was Joan Clarke, a cryptanalyst and numismatist…

Émilie du Châtelet

This early 18th-century French physicist was the first scientist to appreciate the significance of kinetic energy, as opposed to momentum. She translated Isaac Newton’s Principia from Latin to French and wrote a compelling commentary with it. She made an additional postulate on conservation law of kinetic energy, thereby contributing to Newtonian Mechanics. So profound was her contribution that she was widely recognised and respected amongst the intellectual circles of her time.

Joan Clarke

The Second World War saw many English women choosing more public lives, many with professions. One such smart young woman was Joan Clarke, a cryptanalyst and numismatist for the English government. Cryptology was largely male-dominated at the time, but as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park during the war, Clarke decrypted Nazi Germany’s secret communications. Her work earned her several awards and citations; she was even appointed as a member of the Order of the British Empire, an order of chivalry.

Laura Bassi

Bassi, an 18th century Italian physicist and academic, earned a doctoral degree from the University of Bologna in 1732. At the time, it was only the second degree ever formally bestowed on a woman by a university. She is also said to have been the first woman to have been formally educated in the field of science. Like Émilie du Châtelet, Bassi too was instrumental in spreading the study of Newtonian Mechanics far and wide in Italy.

Maria Margarethe Kirch

Kirch was a renowned German astronomer in the late 17th century and early 18th century. She was the first woman to ever discover a previously unknown comet C/1702 H1, in 1702. Kirch was also instrumental in creating calendars and almanacs that were helpful in sea navigation. As her husband Gottfried Kirch’s study partner, Maria Kirch was on par with other astronomers of her time, if not better. Yet, upon her husband’s death, she wasn’t allowed to take his place as an astronomer at the Royal Academy of Sciences. When the academy’s chosen male alternative failed miserably at his duties, Maria Kirch was hired in his stead. Her work eventually won her the Gold medal of Royal Academy of Sciences, Berlin, in 1709.

Ada Lovelace is credited with being the first computer programmer and also the first to understand the ‘computing machine’ and its potential applications.

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

This 18th-century Italian mathematician was the first woman to be appointed as a mathematics professor at a university. She was also the first to write a mathematics handbook that discussed both integral and differential calculus. Known as the first woman to ever have achieved such a repute in the field of mathematics, Agnesi has an asteroid, a Venusian crater and a mathematical curve named after her.

Eva Ekeblad

Ekebald was an 18th-century Swedish agronomist, who’s credited with discovering a method to make alcohol and flour from potatoes. Her discovery was instrumental in reducing Sweden’s famine in 1746. With that, she became the first ever female honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1748. Ekebald also discovered how to bleach cotton textile and yarn with soap. She also found a way to use potato flour in cosmetics as a replacement for other harmful chemicals.

Ada Lovelace

Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace, better known as Ada Lovelace, was a 19th-century English mathematician and writer. Lovelace, who called herself an ‘analyst’, and often described her approach as ‘poetical science’, made notes on Charles Babbage’s early version of a computing machine. In her notes, she made observations of how the society might relate to such technology as a ‘collaborative tool’. She is credited with being the first computer programmer and also the first to understand the ‘computing machine’ and its potential applications. Without her observations and explanations, Babbage’s work might never have received any attention. Lovelace even gave his ‘Analytical Engine’ an algorithm to compute Bernoulli numbers.

Lise Meitner

Meitner was a 20th-century Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist who led a group of scientists responsible for discovering the nuclear fission of uranium. This discovery later became the basis for the nuclear weapons developed by the US during World War II. The 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the nuclear fission discovery went only to her colleague and co-head Otto Hahn, despite Meitner’s tremendous contribution. However, she did win various other awards and honours later in life. Meitner was also the first woman to be hired as a physics professor by a university in Germany.

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Lancers - One of the Most Inventive Schools in Gurgaon

Learners of today will be leaders of tomorrow; keeping this thought in mind Lancers International School, one of the top schools in Gurgaon, organized a Leadership Summit on the occasion of the Investiture Ceremony of Student’s Council.

The summit brought together the city’s finest leaders under one roof to inculcate the values and ethics of a responsible leadership. The ceremony comprised of three events- keynote address, panel discussion, and oath-taking ceremony of the council.

The key dignitaries on the occasion were- Dr. Navneet Sharma (Head, school of competition law & Market Regulation, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,Government of India), Vassilis Skronias (Head of the Office, Plenipotentiary Minister, Embassy of Greece, Economic & Commercial Affairs Office), Captain Sanjay Raina (Senior Commander,Boeing-737 fleet Jet Airways (India) Ltd.), Abuk Nikanora (Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan), Amit Narang (Director, IFS, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India).

The ceremony started with an extravagant performance by the school band followed by beautiful songs performed by a student. Dr. Navneet Sharma, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, gave a keynote speech on ‘The Dark side of the Leadership’ addressing the students of Lancers, one of the top schools in Gurgaon.

The address was enlightening and important to the new student council. Dr. Sharma spoke about respect, micromanagement, a delegation of work, and the intricacies of people managed in an impact packed address.

Speaking about the concept of Leadership, Dr. Navneet Sharma said, “There are two sides of leadership i.e. sunny side and dark side. And you become a good leader only when you stay on the sunny side of being a leader. A true leader sides with ethical practices has foresight, and always ready for the risks and challenges ahead. A leader is the soul of an organization who holds it together and motivates others.”

The ceremony continued with a panel discussion on the topic responsibly Leadership, Mission(I’M)Possible’ moderated by Prachin Pant, the newly elected Head Girl, and Sahithi Macharla, student editor.

The panelists engaged in an active argument about the nurturing of responsible human beings, the argument about empathy and sympathy, about micromanagement, the theory of cause and effect, and many more exciting topics.

After the session, the Investiture ceremony kick-started with the introduction of post holders and the newly elected council members were bestowed with badges. The solemn oath was

administered by Mr. Y.K. Sindwani, Head, Lancers International School, one of the top schools in Gurgaon. The charter of duties was presented to the head boy and the head girl.

The event concluded with a speech of gratitude by the Head Girl, expressing her optimism for the year to come, and enlightening the student body of the goals of this year’s council. And the head Boy delivered the Vote of Thanks.

Beauty and the Beast — PYP Annual Play at Lancers, One of the Top Schools in Gurgaon

On 27th of April 2018, the Primary students of grades 2–5 at Lancers, one of the top schools in Gurgaon, presented a dazzling display of talent in an adaptation of the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a children’s story that was first written in 1740. It is a story that focuses on the importance of love, kindness, and inner beauty. It is a romance between a captive woman and the monster. The story portrays that no matter how ugly a situation appears, there is always a silver lining; one must have the patience to wait out the storm and conquer one’s fears.

It has taken a lot of work and a close collaboration between the students and teachers to put on such a high-quality performance as Beauty and the Beast.

What made it special was the spectacular performance of the main characters: Maria and Suhana as Belle, OM as the Beast, Devaarsh as the prince, Shunnosuke as Gaston, Anandi as Mrs. Potts, Saki as Lumiere, Tejas as LeFou, Kevin as Maurice, Rehaan as Cogsworth, Aarav as Chip and the outstanding dance performance from the rest of the students from each class.

The whole cast made great efforts in practice and rehearsals over weeks which boosted their standard of acting and amazed the audience in bringing the classical fairy-tale to life.

This year’s Annual Play at Lancers, one of the top schools in Gurgaon, also proved that the spirit of collaboration and creativity within Lancers’ community is truly alive and well; while echoing the message that students should be presented with ample opportunities to shine and to showcase their talents; be it through performing arts, sports or any other extracurricular endeavour. In short, such transformative learning experiences are vital to students’ overall development and future success.

Moana — Early Years Annual Play at Lancers, One of the Best Schools in Gurgaon

On the 6th of April 2018, Early Years at Lancers, one of the best schools in Gurgaon, held its Annual Production. The nursery, kindergarten, and grade 1 students presented a beautiful play MOANA.

Moana is the daughter of a chief and will someday inherit her father’s position, but she’s furious when Maui, a tattooed, muscle-bound demigod, who calls her a princess.

Moana is not only part of a dynastic line but also a girl off on an adventure in the company of a cute animal sidekick. So not just any princess, in other words: a Disney princess. She may be on a quest to save her island and restore ecological balance to the planet, but Moana is also upholding the Disney character.

It has taken a lot of hard work and a close collaboration between the students and teachers to put on such a high-quality performance as MOANA, making Lancers one of the best schools in Gurgaon.

What made it special was the spectacular performance of the characters and the outstanding dance performance from the students of each class. The whole cast made great efforts in practice and rehearsals over weeks which boosted their standard of acting and amazed the audience in bringing up the Disney story.

This year’s Annual Play also proved that the spirit of collaboration and creativity within Lancers’ community is truly alive and well; while echoing the message that students should be presented with ample opportunities to shine and to showcase their talents; be it through performing arts, sports or any other extracurricular endeavor. In short, such transformative learning experiences are vital to students’ overall development and future success.

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Changing the Way She Does Business

Living in the Himalayas poses many challenges for health workers aiming to improve maternal and child health. 

Weather, transport, water, environment and health – all can be problematic and need to be tackled differently. Remote villages nestled in mountains must be reached so that basic services can be provided. People worry about the migration of young people and a changing climate.

But thanks to Anandi Devi, a dedicated Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), the people of Nali Bari don’t have to worry quite as much about their health.

We decided to spend a day with Anandi Devi, who visits people door-to-door, dispenses free advice, attends to pregnant women and newborn babies—to see how she brings efficient health care to the doorsteps of people in her village.

Nali Bari lies in the higher reaches of Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, and has a population of just 446 people. Even before she became an ASHA, Anandi was doing social work in rural areas as a “motivator.”

“I used to meet up with people and encourage them to take up good farming and animal husbandry practices, like caring for the cattle and feeding them better.” Anandi worked as a motivator for nearly five years, and when the opportunity presented itself in 2007, she became a health worker.

Looking back, she says, working as a frontline health worker is much more satisfying. Being an ASHA is being knowledgeable—and she finds that her work with women is really making a difference in their lives. “It is now that I have actually come to know about health,” says a confident Anandi. During the implementation of mSakhi, the mHealth application developed by IntraHealth, she went through a series of trainings on the use of a smart phone, running the app, and improving her knowledge of maternal, neo-natal and child health. After this, Anandi felt a surge of confidence.

It’s not just Anandi. Over 136 frontline health workers like her access smart phones and mSakhi. For ASHAs, this changed their mode of communicating and interacting with people. Anandi now lets her mSakhi-enabled mobile phone do the talking. Her smart phone ‘speaks’ with communities, telling mothers about taking vitamins, the importance of the colostrum, eating a balanced diet and reminding them about vaccinations. With the app’s help, she does not miss her appointments with pregnant mothers, remembers every single important date for vaccinations, and schedules visits to the health center on important days. Anandi goes to meet 25-year-old Ritu Devi, who is eight months pregnant. This is Ritu’s first pregnancy and because of Anandi’s regular visits, she is informed about pregnancy care. Anandi often encourages Ritu’s mother-in-law to join them for counseling. The next visit is Vinita, who recently had her second baby. Both Vinita and her husband are farmers. Their son Samardeep is now four months old. Here, Anandi’s counseling role changes completely. She is now talking about breastfeeding, vaccinations and the right diet for little Samardeep.

The mSakhi intervention impacts a population of nearly 130,000 in Kotdwar. This has led to increased antenatal care (ANC) coverage, with the percentage of pregnant women delivering without ANC visits dropping from almost 70% to just over 3%. At the same time, the percentage of pregnant women who were provided all four ANC visits prior to delivery rose from 21.7% to 55.3%. The use of mSakhi has also led to better tracking of high-risk pregnancies. Though Nali Bari is a small village, Anandi must keep walking up and down narrow, hilly tracts. But she ensures women have access to health information. She accompanies pregnant women to local health centers. She informs mothers about pending vaccinations for their children. And through persistent follow-up, she ensures that mother and child reach the health center on time. Toward the end of our visit she says: “Work has become easier using the mSakhi app.”

Photos and text by Rahul Kumar for IntraHealth International

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Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, S.4 & S.5--inclusion of area within notified area committee--Some areas of villages nada and karoran in Nagar Panchayat Nayagaon within vicinity of Chandigarh

Punjab Municipal Act, 1911, S.4 & S.5–inclusion of area within notified area committee–Some areas of villages nada and karoran in Nagar Panchayat Nayagaon within vicinity of Chandigarh

2017(3) Law Herald (P&H) 2113 : 2017 LawHerald.org 1188 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA Before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amit Rawal CWP No. 3241 of 2017 (O&M) Anandi Devi & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors. Decided on 02/05/2017 For the Petitioners:         Mr. Arun Jain, Sr.Adv., Mr. Varun Parkash, Advocates. Mr. T.N.Sarup, Addl.A.G.Punjab. For the Respondant:       Mr. Sandeep Khunger, Advocate…

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A 10-year-old girl who is pregnant and has been refused an abortion is at the centre of a media storm in India. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travelled to the northern city of Chandigarh to piece together her story.

“We have seen lots of cases of teenage pregnancies involving 14 to 15-year-olds, but this is the first ever case that I have seen of a 10-year-old,” said Mahavir Singh, of the Chandigarh State Legal Services Authority.

Mr Singh has been involved in a case which has shocked Chandigarh and the rest of India, that of a 10-year-old girl who became pregnant after allegedly being repeatedly raped by a relative.

That relative is now in jail, pending trial.

The girl in question has been described as a happy child who smiles easily. She’s shy and not very talkative. English and mathematics are the favourite subjects of this class six student. She loves to draw and is pretty good at it. She can’t get enough of her favourite cartoon shows Chhoti Anandi (Little Anandi) and Shin Chan. She loves chicken and fish – and ice-cream.

But on 28 July, India’s Supreme Court rejected a petition – filed on her behalf – to allow her to abort, on the grounds that at 32 weeks, she is too far into her pregnancy. A doctors’ panel had advised the court that a termination at this stage would be “too risky” for the girl, and that the foetus was “doing well”.

The court order was a huge disappointment for the girl’s family.

‘She has no idea what happened’

Indian law does not allow terminations after 20 weeks unless doctors certify that the mother’s life is in danger.

But in recent years, the courts have received several petitions, many from child rape survivors, seeking to terminate pregnancies after 20 weeks. In most cases, these pregnancies are discovered late because the children are not aware of their condition.

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Image caption In India, a child under 16 is raped every 155 minutes, a child under 10 every 13 hours

In the case of this 10-year-old too, the pregnancy was discovered only three weeks ago when she complained of pain in her lower abdomen and her mother took her to a doctor.

Someone who interacts with the girl on a regular basis says: “She’s very innocent and has no idea what’s happened to her.”

Her parents also missed the telltale signs, perhaps because she’s “a healthy, chubby child”. Besides, they couldn’t imagine even in their wildest nightmares that their daughter could be pregnant at 10.

The child has still not been told about her pregnancy and, for those dealing with her, talking to her is like treading on eggshells. She has been told that she has a big stone in her stomach and the bulge is because of that.

She’s been put on a special diet of eggs, milk, fruit, fish and chicken and she seems to be enjoying the extra attention.

But in recent days, police, social workers and counsellors have been in and out of her house, and a media circus has grown up outside her home.

“She might not understand the exact problem, the gravity of the situation, but I think she has some idea now,” a senior official told the BBC.

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Her parents are struggling to deal with the situation. The family is poor and lives in a cramped one-room flat. Her father is a government employee and the mother works as a domestic helper.

Policewoman Pratibha Kumari, who has investigated the case, describes them as a “very nice family, who are so simple that they didn’t even realise what this man was doing to their daughter”.

The parents, she says, are understandably distraught. “Her mother has never talked to me without crying. The father says he feels like his daughter has been murdered.”

The scale of abuse in India

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A child under 16 is raped every 155 minutes, a child under 10 every 13 hours

More than 10,000 children were raped in 2015

240 million women living in India were married before they turned 18

53.22% of children who participated in a government study reported some form of sexual abuse

50% of abusers are known to the child or are “persons in trust and care-givers”

Sources: Indian government, Unicef

What has made their situation worse is that, ever since the news of the rape and pregnancy hit the headlines, they have been hounded by journalists.

“When the girl’s father came to see me, he told me his biggest problem was the press. He said there were reporters outside his home all the time and his privacy was being infringed upon,” Neil Roberts, chair of the Child Welfare Committee, told the BBC.

The media attention has meant the girl is likely to get the best medical care and is entitled to claim financial compensation from the government.

But the unwanted publicity is causing the family immense grief. Many of the reporters went to their house when the father was at work and gained entry claiming to be child workers.

Since the alleged rapist was the mother’s cousin, some even questioned if she was aware of the abuse and, maybe, even approved of it. “How come she didn’t know that her daughter was pregnant for seven months?” they asked.

This has been very troubling for the family, and the girl’s father is angry and bitter.

“I want him to be severely punished. He should get the death penalty or be locked away for the rest of his life in prison. He has admitted to the crime. But he has never said sorry to us,” he tells me in a brief phone conversation.

Before hanging up on me, he asks: “Why are you advertising my daughter’s case? The press have turned this into a business enterprise.”

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Image caption Campaigners say 50% of abusers are known to the child or are “persons in trust and care-givers”

His anger is justified – even though there are laws that expressly forbid journalists from revealing identities of rape survivors and child victims of crimes, many people have been able to join the dots and identify the family because the alleged rapist’s name was extensively reported in the Indian press. Now their neighbours and his work colleagues know. Possibly the child’s school friends know too.

A local journalist, who met the family in the early days, says the parents are worried sick about the girl’s future and the stigma she will face when she grows up. The father has also spoken of his worries over her health.

Medical tests so far show that her health is “good” though she suffers from “mild anaemia”.

But there are other concerns. The girl was born with a hole in her heart, which was plugged in 2013. Although doctors say it’s unlikely to interfere with her pregnancy, the fact remains that she is way too young to give birth.

Every year, 45,000 adult women die during childbirth in India. The risk of pregnant girls under the age of 15 years dying is two-and-a-half times higher than that for women above 20. Doctors say the risk is even higher for someone who is only 10.

It’s a concern the Supreme Court took on board, but the judges still ruled that the pregnancy could continue.

So what will happen next?

Those in the know say the baby is due by the middle of September and the doctors have decided that it will be a Caesarean delivery. In case of any complications, the birth could be earlier.

Since the girl’s family have said they want nothing to do with the baby, the newborn will be looked after by the child welfare committee until it is put up for adoption.

Medical experts say the 10-year-old is bound to suffer from mental trauma and will need years of counselling from a child psychologist.

“We’ve got our fingers crossed for her,” said a child rights worker. “Can a 10-year-old deliver a child? Could it be life threatening for her? We are praying that nothing bad happens to her.”

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Depression Solved into Fulfillment via Sarvajnapeetha - From Resisting Guru to Living the Sacred life of Nithyananda Sanyasi - Renunciate, Monk Gratitude to our Guest, Sri Nithya Gnanaswarupananda Swami for appearing in our show. Sarvajnapeetha - Think Tank of The Eternally Living Enlightened Civilization Sanatana is a Sanskrit word that denotes that which is Anandi (beginning-less), Anantha (endless) and does not cease to be therefore, that which is eternal and everlasting. The word Dharma has no equivalent word in any language in the world. Its approximate meaning is “Natural Law,” or those principals of reality, which are inherent in the very nature and design of the universe. Thus the term Sanatana Dharma can be roughly translated to mean “the natural, ancient and eternal way.” The Vedic Civilization is the eternally living enlightened civilization, called Sanatana Hindu Dharma that traces its historical continuity from 1900 millions years, the time period that marks the beginning of human civilization. This civilization flourished in the sacred land of Bharatvarsha, which is planet earth itself, yet specifically the land called 'Bharat' or 'Aryavrat' (India) below the Himalayas, the highest mountain ranges. The perfect protection by the mighty Himalayas and the surroundings seas have always awarded Bharat with best weather conditions and geography, allowing the most safe, peaceful atmosphere and abundant natural resources. All these Divinely arranged phenomena and abundant natural resources. All these Divinely arranged phenomena caused the flowering and spreading of the greatest Enlightened Civilization of the most evolved, conscious human beings who lived like Gods on planet earth. Sarvajnapeetha - Think Tank of The Eternally Living Enlightened Civilization https://innerawakening.org/ Follow me on: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LokanayakiMa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlissfullLove Tumblr: https://celebratinglifeitself.tumblr.... Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106114999118757863526

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Sanatana is a Sanskrit word that denotes that which is Anandi (beginning-less), Anantha (endless) and does not cease to be therefore, that which is eternal and everlasting. The word Dharma has no equivalent word in any language in the world. Its approximate meaning is “Natural Law,” or those principals of reality, which are inherent in the very nature and design of the universe. Thus the term Sanatana Dharma can be roughly translated to mean “the natural, ancient and eternal way.” The Vedic Civilization is the eternally living enlightened civilization, called Sanatana Hindu Dharma that traces its historical continuity from 1900 millions years, the time period that marks the beginning of human civilization. This civilization flourished in the sacred land of Bharatvarsha, which is planet earth itself, yet specifically the land called 'Bharat' or 'Aryavrat' (India) below the Himalayas, the highest mountain ranges. The perfect protection by the mighty Himalayas and the surroundings seas have always awarded Bharat with best weather conditions and geography, allowing the most safe, peaceful atmosphere and abundant natural resources. All these Divinely arranged phenomena and abundant natural resources. All these Divinely arranged phenomena caused the flowering and spreading of the greatest Enlightened Civilization of the most evolved, conscious human beings who lived like Gods on planet earth. https://innerawakening.org/ https://youtu.be/ifTgWft4GdA

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Sarvajnapeetha - Think Tank of The Eternally Living Enlightened Civilization Sanatana is a Sanskrit word that denotes that which is Anandi (beginning-less), Anantha (endless) and does not cease to be therefore, that which is eternal and everlasting. The word Dharma has no equivalent word in any language in the world. Its approximate meaning is “Natural Law,” or those principals of reality, which are inherent in the very nature and design of the universe. Thus the term Sanatana Dharma can be roughly translated to mean “the natural, ancient and eternal way.” The Vedic Civilization is the eternally living enlightened civilization, called Sanatana Hindu Dharma that traces its historical continuity from 1900 millions years, the time period that marks the beginning of human civilization. This civilization flourished in the sacred land of Bharatvarsha, which is planet earth itself, yet specifically the land called 'Bharat' or 'Aryavrat' (India) below the Himalayas, the highest mountain ranges. The perfect protection by the mighty Himalayas and the surroundings seas have always awarded Bharat with best weather conditions and geography, allowing the most safe, peaceful atmosphere and abundant natural resources. All these Divinely arranged phenomena and abundant natural resources. All these Divinely arranged phenomena caused the flowering and spreading of the greatest Enlightened Civilization of the most evolved, conscious human beings who lived like Gods on planet earth. https://innerawakening.org/ https://youtu.be/ifTgWft4GdA/