2007
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Ahmedabad, India Salt March Commemoration Waving Through

It was exhilarating to greet enthusiastic crowds of children as we walked the first 20 kilometers
… especially to see the number of young girl students who were probably the first females in their families to attend school.

In India, the girl child has traditionally been considered inferior and a liability.
Female foeticide has been common since access to ultrasound became widespread.BBC, Jan.9, 2006