I appreciate your views expressed in the editorial “A Gift of Mankind” (Radiance 27 Dec. 2009 – 2 Jan. 2010). Do not kill your children for fear of want. It is noteworthy that the poor are less indulged in female foeticide than the well-off, despite the ever lurking problem of dowry. It is a crime committed more frequently by the wealthy. They can afford the test fee of amniocentesis test and sonography well. The people who are educated are materialistic and ignoring socio-cultural and religious values of the country.
Much has been said about the issue but this menace is continuing. Let the special issue of Radiance show the light to the suffering humanity.
S. Shafiq Ahmad
Bhopal, M.P.