Girl's Birth: A Moment of Joy or Societal Burden?

When a girl is born in the house,

the father calls her Lakshmi and distributes Lakshmi,

the mother, in that very moment,

remembers to save Lakshmi for Lakshmi.

Where the father,

before handing the pen to his daughter,

is burdened with worry about what dowry he will give,

what kind of custom is this,

where humanity itself is sacrificed by humans.

Where a girl’s marriage

is not decided by meeting the girl,

but by the dowry to be received.

Lakshmi is welcomed at the threshold of the house,

only to welcome Lakshmi again.

What kind of society are we living in,

where educated young men demand dowry,

and worse,

educated young women

accept it, killing their self-respect.

Sisters, pick up your weapon in the form of a pen,

and with the sharpness of the pen,

cut and eradicate evil practices like dowry and tilak,

and create your new identity in society.