(In Hindi)
From Tribune India (March 4th, 2002).

On March 2 the Punjab Human Rights held a conference on the release of a report on female infanticide and foeticide in Punjab. A young girl of eighth class at the Ludhiana Sacred Heart School recited a thought-provoking poem titled “Larki Hona Paap Nahin Hai” befitting the occasion. The poem said:

“Khandaan ki izzat larki,
Khandan ki raunak larki,
Par jab larki paida hoti
Kyon maatam-sa chha jata hai?
Kyon mukhra kumlha jata hai?
Ab to yug bhi badal gaya hai,
Badal gai yug ki paribhasha,
Ab to larki kul ka hai deepak,
Ab to larki desh ki aasha.
Ab vah sab kuchh ban sakti hai,
doctor, barrister, minister,
Phir kyon uskey paida hotay,
Khaandaan ghabra jata hai?”