My mother was told to kill me when I was born: Smriti
June 27, 2014 17:27
Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani today revealed that at the time of her birth, she was cursed as a "burden" by someone.
"I am sharing it for the first time that when I was born, someone hinted to my mother that beti to bojh hoti hai (daughter is a burden) and therefore she should kill me. But my mother was brave and she did not do that because of which today I am standing here in front of you," Irani said when a student asked her about the menace of female foeticide.
Such a malpractice should be curbed and it was a priority programme for the government, she said. If you teach a girl, then you are not just imparting education to a woman but to a family which will later help in nation building, she said.
To a query on different boards and curriculum in various states, Irani said the issue of uniformity in education will be addressed in National Education Policy
"I am sharing it for the first time that when I was born, someone hinted to my mother that beti to bojh hoti hai (daughter is a burden) and therefore she should kill me. But my mother was brave and she did not do that because of which today I am standing here in front of you," Irani said when a student asked her about the menace of female foeticide.
Such a malpractice should be curbed and it was a priority programme for the government, she said. If you teach a girl, then you are not just imparting education to a woman but to a family which will later help in nation building, she said.
To a query on different boards and curriculum in various states, Irani said the issue of uniformity in education will be addressed in National Education Policy
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