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    Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10...est=latestnews

    Hundreds of Indian Girls Named 'Unwanted' Choose New Names
    Published October 22, 2011
    | Associated Press

    MUMBAI, India ? More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean "unwanted" in Hindi have chosen new names for a fresh start in life.

    A central Indian district held a renaming ceremony Saturday that it hopes will give the girls new dignity and help fight widespread gender discrimination that gives India a skewed gender ratio, with far more boys than girls...
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