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FIGHTING FOR GIRL CHILD'S RIGHTS A PRIORITY
 February
2, 2008:
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore says fighting for the rights of
girl children, especially by educating them, is one of her prime
concerns. Speaking at a function organised by the NGO Child Rights
and You (CRY) Friday, Sharmila said: "I have been involved in
supporting many socially relevant issues and fighting for the girl
child is one of my prime concerns. If we educate our girls, they
will be empowered to fight against injustice and fight for their
rights."
CRY, along with
IT company Cadence Design Systems, organized the event to felicitate
the sponsors of the CRY Cadence Corporate Cricket Challenge that
mobilized the corporate fraternity for the cause of eliminating
discrimination
 against
the girl child. Sharmila said: "CRY and Cadence blended a wonderful
combo of cricket and children to fight for a cause”. ”The government
proclaims that a happy girl child is the future of India. But the
girl child continues to suffer and her struggle starts in her
mother's womb itself”. "The situation in our country is bleak and
the solution lies with families with daughters and the civil
society," she said.
Acclaimed theatre personality Lushin Dubey received a standing
ovation for her heart wrenching performance in a play called
"Untitled" that was staged as part of the event. The play, directed
by Arvind Gaur who heads a Delhi based theatre group Asmita,
depicted the poor state of women in India. Indian women cricketers
Anjum Chopra and Jaya Sharma were present on the occasion. (IANS)
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