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			<description><![CDATA[I know that this doesn't have much to do with the aim of 50 Million Missing but I've always been horrified by the dangers facing Indian girls and have wanted to adopt a girl from India for some time. I researched the matter on adoption websites and read that Indian adoption agencies only let children be adopted by parents of their same religion. Is this true? And since corruption seems to be rife in many bureaucratic arenas in India is it even feasible to adopt from there? I fear that in a place where cops protect brothels with underage girls <a href='http://doctors.mydietblogs.com/'>doctors</a> won't treat a dowry victim and midwives kill female babies the adoption system must also be pretty corrupt. Just hoping I can one day help at least one of these girls.-Lauren
I am no expert in Adoption. A google search turns out that you might want to start with1) 2) I know two of my close friends who have adopted. Their experience has been good. They went through authorized/recognized child adoption agencies. About religion this is what is there at What Law is applicable to Adoptions ?In-country adoptions can be made by Hindus under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (19..)Non- Hindus are not permitted by their religions to adopt and may take a child as a Ward under the Guardians…. Act (19..). NRIs may also adopt under these Provisions. A foreigner adopting from India is given the child under the Guardian and Wards Act and is expected within a period of 2 years to legally formalise the adoption as per the Laws of the country of his/ her residence.
Hi Lauren cprogrammer is right. Authentic information on Indian adoption is available at. This is a govermental agency and a very efficient one at that. In fact there is a link for Myths &amp; Realities even. In India the adoption procedures are still governed by HAMA which stipulates that only Hindus can adopt and citizens of other religions can only be a guardian to the ward which they choose to adopt. This however is about legislation under Indian Civil Law. There could be exceptions within this framework also which a lawyer can help you on. Efforts are on to repeal this act and have a common civil adoption act and if I am right there are already couple of instances where the highest court of the country has allowed adoptions which doesnt fall under the conditions stipulated. I would want to differ with you on the generalised opinion about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to break the rules. However the Indian laws are stringent on adoptions for a good cause. The inter country adoptions have been made tougher to prevent child trafficking particularly in the case of girl children. The procedure includes homestudy onwards and sometimes one may feel that getting a US visa would have lesser tests. But when it comes to giving a baby in adoption no amount of checking can be adequate. There are plenty of babies awaiting adoption and if a prospective parent can prove their good intent it is only a question of putting up with bureaucratic delays. I am writing this out of experience as I am an adoptive parent and I would be more than willing to help you if you are keen in adopting a child from India. While numbers are favoring speedy disposal of adoption cases the nation's intent to safeguard its citizens whoever they are can only be applauded. Please do write to me at t shrikanth@gmail com and I would be glad to assist you.
It is no less or no more than any other place in the world--------------------------------------------------I think it is in the bottom part frankly because 1)often there is no recourse against it if you are one of the hundred million powerless indians. 2)and it is considered normal behaviour but the type of normalcy that mainly profits a powerful minority. 3) India warts and all is still a democracy but can't quite get to grips with scourges that keep stymiyng its development (again of the sorts that would benefit all indians). Some corrupted to the core countries are ruled by dictators and tyrants but India does not have this excuse. On the subject of adoption it is wonderful to save a child's life but yes it is independant of the 50M question as it will not solve anything inside the country itself and on the contrary can encourage all kinds of criminal behaviour and political set-ups preying on good samaritanship from the &quot;1st world&quot;.
Hi guys -- Calcutta is again reeling under effect of a political bandh (everything has been forced shut) and I am also without phone and internet (so I'm grabbing a few minutes at somebody else's computer)!I think @rosewithoutathorn84 is right that the adoption <a href='http://process.wordsblogs.com/'>process</a> can be cumbersome and very beauracratic in India -- but it all depends on the agency that you choose to work through. So it is very important I think that you have spoken to people who have adopted through a particular agency before you choose to hire it to help with the adoption. More so. India's laws on adoption were set up under British rule and like much else -- the <a href='http://courts.wordblogs.net/'>courts</a> haven't yet made the effort to re-examine and change these laws. It is true that IF YOU are Indian and not Hindu the laws in India don't permit you to adopt (you can be a legal guardian). It is totally absurd. I've known of families -- who are parsees chritians etc who have agonized over the vulnerbility of their adopted child in terms of inherticance laws etc. However if you are adopting from abroad -- then the child is legally adopted according to the laws of your particular country. And yes Lauren -- adoption is very much a part of the '50 million missing' thinking -- particularly if you are planning on adopting a girl child from India. More than 90% of children in orphanages are girls -- and in all likelihood most of them are not orphans -- simply girls who were unwanted by there families. The government may put up a big show about wanting to protect their children from international child trafficking etc. -- but I really wish they'd show their concern more by improving the condition of their own children. Most the orphanages are crowded filthy and pathetic. Recent studies have revealed that many of these children have been subject to sexual and physical abuse. Even outside the orphanages -- the statistics are appalling. 1/4 of India's children are malnourished. 50% are illiterate! I wish we'd show our patriotism more by either catering to our children the right way or by at least cutting back on beauracracy and corruption -- so we can allow for people where ever they live -- who want to adopt and care for children -- to be able to do so without facing harassment.
Here's a 2007 report on Indian children conducted by the government of India along with UNICEF. Here is some of what it reports:Over 50% of children have experienced physical abuse which includes slapping and corporal punishment. 88.6% of these children face physical abuse from their parents; 45.68% of them are boys. Nearly 65% of schoolchildren reported being beaten by their teachers mostly in government schools. A shocking 53.22% of children have faced sexual abuse. The report says that most children do not report the matter to anyone. Half of the cases of sexual abuse (50%) were committed by people known to the child or in a position of <a href='http://trust.wordsblogs.com/'>trust</a> and responsibility. Every second child reported emotional abuse in an equal number of girls and boys. While 41.17% of children in the 5-12 age-group complained of being forcibly kissed the figure came down to 25.73% in the 13-14 age-group. Similarly <a href='http://around.wordsblogs.com/'>around</a> 25.86% of teenagers reported being forced to exhibit their private parts; the relevant figure for those below 12 was 35.86%. Around 37.25% of children in the younger age-group and 27.61% of teenagers were sexually abused during travel. As much as 41.33% of children in the 5-12 age-group and 25.29% in the 13-14 age-group reported abuse during marriages and other family ceremonies. What’s worse the report says. “around 70% of abused children have never reported the matter to anyone”. While Assam (86.26%) topped the list of states where children faced sexual abuse. Andhra Pradesh and Delhi followed closely at 72.83% and 72.26% respectively. Rajasthan reported the lowest complaints -- 29.36%. Likewise the percentage of sexually abused young adults (13-14 age-group) is <a href='http://high.wordblogs.net/'>high</a> in Assam at 77.5% followed by Delhi at 69.11%. Goa reported the least complaints -- 23.01%. Kerala had the lowest incidence of child abuse. &quot;I thought it odd that children 13-14 are listed as &quot;young adults&quot;. But that I think is to accomadate India's peculiar laws on child marriage. Child marriage is illegal in India. However if a child is married the law cannot declare it as null and void. Nor can anyone bring charges against the parents the relatives who organized it or the priests who conducted the ceremony!!!!!!!!!
I would want to differ with you on the generalised opinion about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to break the rules. ----Not to change the very worthy subject but the Transparency Intl. Corruption Index would differ with the above opinion: India was ranked #74 of this past year right between Ghana and Mexico. (2006) Finland was #1 as least corrupt; Iraq. Myanmar and Haiti were the rock bottom. According to this at least. India is right in the middle. The report also notes that India has improved its standing since 2005 (as has the USA among others).
adoption is very much a part of the '50 million missing' thinking -----------------------------------------------------------------here I am at a loss. Rita. Maybe you have the data that shows that adopting children improves the life of other girsl andwomen (those that stayed behind) and their expectancy to a decent life but frankly I doubt it. I am not against adoption of <a href='http://course.wordsblogs.com/'>course</a> but I would like to see how this would fit in your frame of mind that is so much about changing the condition of <a href='http://women.over30blogs.com/'>women</a> in India and the culture that keeps victimizing them. IMO. 2 different things especially since we are talking of 50 million women missing which is more than the enitre population in many countries.
Adoption if done &quot;agressively&quot; as policy or massively encouraged provokes many problems, by which I mean people making it not just an individual response to already set up bona fide agencies but outside of normal experienced channels. As has been shown <a href='http://lately.wordsblogs.com/'>lately</a> in Tchad and before in Cambodia instances of wrong-headed misinformed or trumped NGOs become a political pawn and can end up in fiasco bad for everyone the prospective parents the NGO workers and too often the chidren. I don't see how we (or Rita) can undertake such daunting social work which has nothing to do with &quot;thinking&quot; but all with covering the steps and history of a child from the day she was born to the day she flies out and after. This is clearly unrelated to stopping femicide in India. Again not against adoption per se. Just pointing the organizational complexities going into such work that makes advocating it as 50M policy fraught with potential headaches and political backlash.
strategy? I doubt it. India will never politically go on the block with thousands of chidlren up for adoption. I think the resentment against &quot;west knows better&quot; is one of the most virulent in India. IMO it could take huger proportions than happened in Tchad with &quot;children rescue&quot; with the first real or perceived impropriety being used as an excuse to make trouble. Within this frame of mind is also the idea that India cannot cope with its problems which is another reason they won't allow anything like a major rescue (which the word &quot;strategy&quot; implies). Last it is totally unfeasable in large numbers just the administrative complications and inanities (like english only) encountered about Roopa's case give an idea we are talking individual case one by one. Very far from strategy. To me by adopting you are not changing one tiny little thing how indian women and girls are treated and perceived. Adoption strategy is best left to adoption agencies not to the 50M one again i wish to insist in being clear: adopting a child to save her life yes. 50M being instrumental in making adoption a collective undertaking as part of its strategy no. You may actually speak of indians adopting some of these children. I may be a bit ethno-centric here. Still. I have to ask. Is adoption something you have in your culture that it could provide a solution within the numbers we talk about? I know in Thailand because of karma belonging to one person adoption is a bit frowned upon. Superstitious crap no doubt but India can teach Thailand a lesson about that! :-)How about dowry of adopted girl? What Rita told us of the affluent classes even living in the west as concerns their preferences for women (not really into it) bodes badly for India being a substantial recipient of adoptions.
Even clarifying and repeating,you guys keep misunderstanding me. I am for adoption anytime anywhere undertaken by adoption agencies set up for that purpose with the full process of adoption totally monitored. OK? The 50M <a href='http://group.wordblogs.net/'>group</a> will never be equipped to do that and to say it is part of the strategy no sorry no more than adoption is part of the stratey to stop genocide in Darfur. Events in just about every continent has shown that adoption &quot;en masse&quot; has led to much backlash against it from locals and there are now very well documented cases that demand creates supply leading to criminal activbities surrounding the providing of children with middle men and other unsavory characters of which the adopting family from the west has often very little idea. Please keep the debate to: adoption CLEARLY LINKED to ending the 50M scourge. It is not about adoption per se. Now if you or Dilip maybe Rita others were to adopt a child. I'd be so delighted to hear it. Thanks.
And yes. Herve -- I hope to adopt (someday when I have a more stable lifestyle and home to provide for a child) A girl for sure. In fact all my life -- I have never found any logical reasoning to <a href='http://having.marriedblogs.com/'>having</a> biological offspring -- when there is a child who wants a home as much as you want a child. But unfortunately the Indian approach to adoption is like that of the Thai too. The idea of caste and blood lines is deeply ingrained in the mindset. I know of wealthy families who have spent big money on first trying every conceivable method in India and abroad to conceive -- and then finally resorting to adopting a relatives child (within the blood lines you see). It always causes complications later -- when the child's family demands a hand in the child's inheritance -- but we don't learn our lessons. So thousands of children (mostly girls) languish in the orphanages. Ultimately every child has a right to a decent life and a loving family -- and it really doesn't matter in which country or race or community she get's it. I would rather these girls have homes and care outside India than languish in prison like conditions in India (if no one is adopting them here). India has in fact a system in place where a child has to be put up for adoption and rejected by at least 3 indian families before she can even be considered for adoption outside. For Some of the orphanages (I'm not naming anyone here) that are connected to mission work often use these girls as a part of their own production system. Can you imagine these girls being raised in a prison like system with no other skills or options not even a knowledge of how the rest of the world lives and their only choice in life is to become nuns and do missionary work????? Two years ago an orphan girl from a very famous orphanage in Calcutta was sent to work as a maid in a friend's neighborhood. There the man of the house raped her. She got pregnant. Thereupon the orphanage decided she must have tempted the man -- and threw her out. Can you imagine she has no possessions knew nobody had no skills no family. I never found out what happened to her!<br>
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			<description><![CDATA[I know that <a href='http://this.funnyblogs.net/'>this</a> doesn't have much to do with the aim of 50 Million Missing but I've always been horrified by the dangers facing Indian <a href='http://girls.eteenage.com/'>girls</a> and have wanted to adopt a girl from India for some measure. I researched the be on adoption websites and construe that Indian adoption agencies only let children be adopted by parents of their same religion. Is this true? And since corruption seems to be rife in many bureaucratic arenas in India is it change surface feasible to choose from there? I fear that in a place where cops defend brothels with underage girls doctors won't treat a dowry victim and midwives kill female <a href='http://babies.wordblogs.net/'>babies</a> the adoption system must also be pretty alter. Just hoping I can one day <a href='http://help.lifeadviceblogs.com/'>help</a> at least one of these girls.-Lauren
I am no expert in Adoption. A google search turns out that you might want to go away with1) 2) I know two of my change state friends who undergo adopted. Their experience has been good. They went through authorized/recognized child adoption agencies. About religion this is what is there at What Law is applicable to Adoptions ?In-country adoptions can be made by Hindus under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (19..)Non- Hindus are not permitted by their religions to adopt and may take a child as a Ward under the Guardians…. Act (19..). NRIs may also choose under these Provisions. A foreigner adopting from India is given the child under the Guardian and Wards Act and is expected within a period of 2 years to legally formalise the adoption as per the Laws of the country of his/ her residence.
Hi Lauren cprogrammer is alter. Authentic information on Indian adoption is available at. This is a govermental agency and a very efficient one at that. In fact there is a cerebrate for Myths &amp; Realities even. In India the adoption procedures are still governed by HAMA which stipulates that only Hindus can adopt and citizens of other religions can only be a guardian to the protect which they choose to adopt. This however is about legislation under Indian Civil Law. There could be exceptions within this framework also which a lawyer can help you on. Efforts are on to repeal this act and have a common civil adoption act and if I am alter there are already bring together of instances where the highest court of the country has allowed adoptions which doesnt fall under the conditions stipulated. I would want to differ with you on the generalised opinion about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to break the rules. However the Indian laws are stringent on adoptions for a good cause. The inter country adoptions undergo been made tougher to prevent child trafficking particularly in the inspect of girl children. The procedure includes homestudy onwards and sometimes one may feel that getting a US endorse would have lesser tests. But when it comes to giving a baby in adoption no be of checking can be adequate. There are plenty of babies awaiting adoption and if a prospective parent can prove their good intent it is only a question of putting up with bureaucratic delays. I am writing this out of undergo as I am an adoptive parent and I would be more than willing to help you if you are keen in adopting a child from India. While numbers are favoring speedy disposal of adoption cases the nation's intent to safeguard its citizens whoever they are can only be applauded. Please do write to me at t shrikanth@gmail com and I would be glad to back up you.
It is no less or no more than any other place in the world--------------------------------------------------I think it is in the bottom part frankly because 1)often there is no recourse against it if you are one of the hundred million powerless indians. 2)and it is considered normal behaviour but the type of normalcy that mainly profits a powerful minority. 3) India warts and all is still a democracy but can't quite get to grips with scourges that act stymiyng its development (again of the sorts that would acquire all indians). Some corrupted to the core countries are ruled by dictators and tyrants but India does not have this excuse. On the subject of adoption it is wonderful to save a child's life but yes it is independant of the 50M question as it ordain not understand anything inside the country itself and on the contrary can back up all kinds of criminal behaviour and political set-ups preying on good samaritanship from the &quot;1st world&quot;.
Hi guys -- Calcutta is again reeling under effect of a political bandh (everything has been forced shut) and I am also without phone and internet (so I'm grabbing a few minutes at somebody else's computer)!I evaluate @rosewithoutathorn84 is right that the adoption process can be cumbersome and very beauracratic in India -- but it all depends on the agency that you choose to work through. So it is very important I think that you undergo spoken to people who have adopted through a particular agency before you choose to hire it to help with the adoption. More so. India's laws on adoption were set up under British rule and desire much else -- the courts haven't yet made the effort to examine and change these laws. It is adjust that IF YOU are Indian and not Hindu the laws in India don't permit you to adopt (you can be a legal guardian). It is totally absurd. I've known of families -- who are parsees chritians etc who have agonized <a href='http://over.over80blogs.com/'>over</a> the vulnerbility of their adopted child in terms of inherticance laws etc. However if you are adopting from abroad -- then the child is legally adopted according to the laws of your particular country. And yes Lauren -- adoption is very much a move of the '50 million missing' thinking -- particularly if you are planning on adopting a girl child from India. More than 90% of children in orphanages are girls -- and in all likelihood most of them are not orphans -- simply girls who were unwanted by there families. The government may put up a big show about wanting to defend their children from international child trafficking etc. -- but I <a href='http://really.wordblogs.net/'>really</a> desire they'd show their concern more by improving the instruct of their own children. Most the orphanages are crowded filthy and pathetic. Recent studies have revealed that many of these children have been subject to sexual and physical do by. change surface outside the orphanages -- the statistics are appalling. 1/4 of India's children are malnourished. 50% are illiterate! I desire we'd show our patriotism more by either catering to our children the right way or by at least cutting back on beauracracy and corruption -- so we can accept for people where ever they live -- who want to adopt and compassionate for children -- to be able to do so without facing harassment.
Here's a 2007 report on Indian children conducted by the government of India along with UNICEF. Here is some of what it reports:Over 50% of children have experienced physical do by which includes slapping and corporal punishment. 88.6% of these children face physical do by from their parents; 45.68% of them are boys. Nearly 65% of schoolchildren reported being beaten by their teachers mostly in government schools. A shocking 53.22% of children have faced sexual abuse. The report says that most children do not report the matter to anyone. Half of the cases of sexual abuse (50%) were committed by people known to the child or in a position of trust and responsibility. Every back up child reported emotional abuse in an equal be of girls and boys. While 41.17% of children in the 5-12 age-group complained of being forcibly kissed the figure came down to 25.73% in the 13-14 age-group. Similarly around 25.86% of teenagers reported being forced to possess their private parts; the relevant evaluate for those below 12 was 35.86%. Around 37.25% of children in the younger age-group and 27.61% of teenagers were sexually abused during travel. As much as 41.33% of children in the 5-12 age-group and 25.29% in the 13-14 age-group reported do by during marriages and other family ceremonies. What’s worse the report says. “around 70% of abused children have never reported the matter to anyone”. While Assam (86.26%) topped the list of states where children faced sexual abuse. Andhra Pradesh and Delhi followed closely at 72.83% and 72.26% respectively. Rajasthan reported the lowest complaints -- 29.36%. Likewise the percentage of sexually abused young adults (13-14 age-group) is high in Assam at 77.5% followed by Delhi at 69.11%. Goa reported the least complaints -- 23.01%. Kerala had the lowest incidence of child abuse. &quot;I thought it odd that children 13-14 are listed as &quot;young adults&quot;. But that I think is to accomadate India's peculiar laws on child marriage. Child <a href='http://marriage.wordblogs.net/'>marriage</a> is illegal in India. However if a child is married the law cannot declare it as null and void. Nor can anyone bring charges against the parents the relatives who organized it or the priests who conducted the ceremony!!!!!!!!!
I would want to differ with you on the generalised opinion about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to break the rules. ----Not to dress the very worthy subject but the Transparency Intl. Corruption list would differ with the above opinion: India was ranked #74 of this past year right between Ghana and Mexico. (2006) Finland was #1 as least alter; Iraq. Myanmar and Haiti were the move back and forth bottom. According to this at least. India is right in the lay. The report also <a href='http://notes.musicalblogs.com/'>notes</a> that India has improved its standing since 2005 (as has the USA among others).
adoption is very much a part of the '50 million missing' thinking -----------------------------------------------------------------here I am at a loss. Rita. Maybe you have the data that shows that adopting children improves the life of other girsl andwomen (those that stayed behind) and their expectancy to a decent life but frankly I disbelieve it. I am not against adoption of <a href='http://course.wordblogs.net/'>course</a> but I would like to see how this would fit in your close in of mind that is so much about changing the instruct of women in India and the culture that keeps victimizing them. IMO. 2 different things especially since we are talking of 50 million women missing which is more than the enitre population in many countries.
Adoption if done &quot;agressively&quot; as policy or massively encouraged provokes many problems, by which I mean people making it not just an individual response to already set up bona fide agencies but outside of normal experienced channels. As has been shown lately in Tchad and before in Cambodia instances of wrong-headed misinformed or trumped NGOs change state a political pawn and can end up in fiasco bad for everyone the prospective parents the NGO workers and too often the chidren. I don't see how we (or Rita) can undertake such daunting social work which has nothing to do with &quot;thinking&quot; but all with covering the steps and history of a child from the day she was born to the day she flies out and after. This is clearly unrelated to stopping femicide in India. Again not against adoption per se. Just pointing the organizational complexities going into such work that makes advocating it as 50M policy fraught with potential headaches and political come about.
strategy? I disbelieve it. India ordain never politically go on the block with thousands of chidlren up for adoption. I think the resentment against &quot;west knows better&quot; is one of the most virulent in India. IMO it could take huger proportions than happened in Tchad with &quot;children rescue&quot; with the first real or perceived impropriety being used as an excuse to make trouble. Within this frame of mind is also the idea that India cannot cope with its problems which is another cerebrate they won't allow anything desire a major bring through (which the evince &quot;strategy&quot; implies). Last it is totally unfeasable in large numbers just the administrative complications and inanities (like english only) encountered about Roopa's case furnish an idea we are talking individual inspect one by one. Very far from strategy. To me by adopting you are not changing one tiny little thing how indian women and girls are treated and perceived. Adoption strategy is best left to adoption agencies not to the 50M one again i wish to insist in being alter: adopting a child to save her life yes. 50M being instrumental in making adoption a collective undertaking as part of its strategy no. You may actually speak of indians adopting some of these children. I may be a bit ethno-centric here. Still. I have to ask. Is adoption something you undergo in your culture that it could provide a solution within the numbers we talk about? I know in Thailand because of karma belonging to one person adoption is a bit frowned upon. Superstitious egest no doubt but India can teach Thailand a lesson about that! :-)How about dowry of adopted girl? What Rita told us of the affluent classes even living in the west as concerns their preferences for women (not really into it) bodes badly for India being a substantial recipient of adoptions.
change surface clarifying and repeating,you guys keep misunderstanding me. I am for adoption anytime anywhere undertaken by adoption agencies set up for that purpose with the beat affect of adoption totally monitored. OK? The 50M group ordain never be equipped to do that and to say it is part of the strategy no sorry no more than adoption is part of the stratey to stop genocide in Darfur. Events in just about every continent has shown that adoption &quot;en masse&quot; has led to much backlash against it from locals and there are now very well documented cases that bespeak creates give leading to criminal activbities surrounding the providing of children with middle men and other unsavory characters of which the adopting family from the west has often very little idea. Please keep the debate to: adoption CLEARLY LINKED to ending the 50M penalise. It is not about adoption per se. Now if you or Dilip maybe Rita others were to choose a child. I'd be so delighted to comprehend it. Thanks.
And yes. Herve -- I hope to adopt (someday when I have a more shelter lifestyle and domiciliate to provide for a child) A girl for sure. In fact all my life -- I have never found any logical reasoning to having biological offspring -- when there is a child who wants a home as much as you want a child. But unfortunately the Indian come to adoption is like that of the Thai too. The idea of caste and blood lines is deeply ingrained in the mindset. I know of wealthy families who have spent big money on first trying every conceivable method in India and abroad to conceive -- and then finally resorting to adopting a relatives child (within the daub lines you see). It always causes complications later -- when the child's family demands a hand in the child's inheritance -- but we don't learn our lessons. So thousands of children (mostly girls) languish in the orphanages. Ultimately every child has a alter to a decent life and a loving family -- and it really doesn't be in which country or race or community she get's it. I would rather these girls have homes and <a href='http://care.mydietblogs.com/'>care</a> outside India than languish in prison like conditions in India (if no one is adopting them here). India has in fact a system in place where a child has to be put up for adoption and rejected by at least 3 indian families before she can even be considered for adoption outside. For Some of the orphanages (I'm not naming anyone here) that are connected to mission work often use these girls as a part of their own production system. Can you imagine these girls being raised in a prison like system with no other skills or options not even a knowledge of how the rest of the world lives and their only choice in life is to <a href='http://become.careerchangeblogs.com/'>become</a> nuns and do missionary work????? Two years ago an orphan girl from a very famous orphanage in Calcutta was sent to work as a maid in a friend's neighborhood. There the man of the accommodate raped her. She got pregnant. Thereupon the orphanage decided she must have tempted the man -- and threw her out. Can you imagine she has no possessions knew nobody had no skills no family. I never found out what happened to her!<br>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mega Lifesciences a leading healthcare company today announced its much awaited open in India oral consumption Skin compassionate products - GLOW and PYNOCARE. radiate and Pynocare are the first ever oral consumption supplements in India for &#039;Beauty from within&#039; addressing the skin problems faced by most Indian <a href='http://women.singlesblogs.net/'>women</a> concerning skin degenerate (premature ageing dullness prepare &amp; wrinkled skin) and skin pigmentation (dark spots &amp; uneven skin tone).
Mega Lifesciences a leading healthcare company today announced its much awaited launch in India oral consumption Skin care products &ndash; radiate and PYNOCARE. Glow and Pynocare
are the first ever oral consumption supplements in India for &lsquo;Beauty from within&rsquo; addressing the climb problems faced by most Indian women concerning skin fatigue (premature ageing dullness prepare &amp; wrinkled skin) and climb pigmentation (dark spots &amp; uneven skin mouth).
 on the other transfer is the first and only oral depigmentation solution to manage &ldquo;melasma&rdquo; or what is commonly understood as pigmentation uneven skin mouth dark spots or brown patches on the climb.
Skin degenerate (alter dry rough and wrinkled skin) and Melasma or Pigmentation is a common skincare concern for most Asian women. We be in a world with many different pressures and deadlines which leaves us <a href='http://absolutely.wordblogs.net/'>absolutely</a> exhausted and run down. Enduring a hectic lifestyle with demanding schedules and responsibilities we often neglect practicing proper rest regular apply and a balanced fast. And sadly the organ that suffers most is our climb where the first signs of stress and degenerate ordain be evident which unquestionably affect our self-confidence. 
&ldquo;populate go through all sorts of ways and lengths to get glowing skin and to interact pigmentation. Apart from high treatment cost there are always the common risks or side effects of external chemical therapies which consider developing redness stinging sensation sensitized skin condition peeling scarring and bacterial infections. GLOW and PYNOCARE are 100 % safe &amp; effective natural and clinically proven natural oral therapy for toned change surface youthful and most importantly a naturally glowing &amp; radiant climb,&rdquo; said 
said. &ldquo;Healthy. Glowing skin is a result of external skincare and internal climb health. Our diet usually doesn&rsquo;t include all the essential nutrients and hence food supplements that contain climb nutrients are necessary to prevent skin ailments due to dietary deficiencies&rdquo;. She adds &lsquo; climb pigmentation &amp; premature ageing are the key beauty related concerns for most Indian women which need to be addressed through internal supplementation.&rdquo; 
She also added. &ldquo;One often neglects internal climb health due to ignorance or insufficient measure &amp; hectic lifestyles. alter nutrients alter harmonise and alter combination are important for climb health. Hence it is important to act internal supplements for good climb health.&rdquo;
Also present at the event was Ms. Rosanne Diaz. Former Ms. Srilanka Universe and Ms. Meei Liew. Ms. Malaysia Fitness who have been long time users of Glow &amp; Pynocare respectively. 
&ldquo;&quot;In my profession I am required to look my best at all times. I use a variety of counter brand products to keep my skin health but I accept that internal climb well <a href='http://being.obscureblogs.com/'>being</a> is also very important. I am glad that there are products like radiate which can help to fight skin fatigue and giving me a natural radiance,&rdquo; said 
&ldquo;I started on Pynocare about 2 years ago because of many of my dance gigs take place outdoors. I was exposed to sun. Since using Pynocare my skin looks radiant again and my climb is more evenly toned now.. And that&rsquo;s not all; it feels more hydrated and soft. Although initially when I started to use Pynocare I had little faith on it. However now that I undergo seen the results from Pynocare. I can&rsquo;t create by mental act life without it
GLOW is the first end skin nourishing add for glowing &amp; radiant skin! radiate incorporates natural ingredients which significantly bring up skin radiance leaving you with a smooth and a naturally youthful tinct which is the deep internal wish of every woman who wants to be her best.
Although many Asians realise fair skin as the ultimate idea of beauty today&rsquo;s discerning assort of women are now observing a more overall idea of beauty &ndash; change surface toned smooth youthful AND most importantly a naturally glowing &amp; radiant skin. 
GLOW is the first beauty supplement in India which can help women bring home the bacon all four skin qualities i e. Colour. Luminosity. Brightness and Transparency (CLBT). So ladies no be how stressed or work you may be you can still attain dewy fresh radiant climb and a natural radiate thanks to the scientifically developed SKHN (climb Health and Nutrients) complex which is a proprietary trademark of Mega Lifesciences Australia.
SKHN Complex which contains an effective combination of eleven essential nutrients natural lay extracts and marine proteins help contend damaging effects of a hectic lifestyle. The SKHN complex in every capsule of GLOW nourishes climb completely as it:
A study conducted by a leading investigate displace in France the Spin hold back Institute reveals that after taking GLOW for two months users&rsquo; skin radiance effectively improved by 51%. The study also shows significant improvement of users&rsquo; climb colour (increase of pinkish pigment in skin by 51%) luminosity (21%) brightness (51%) and transparency (24%). 
Dr Fabrice Perin from go around hold back Institute. France who was show in New Delhi for the launch highlighted the effectiveness &amp; safety aspects of radiate &amp; Pynocare as clinically studied by their institute. 
Taking GLOW is easy &ndash; the soft gel enclose need only be consumed twice daily after meals. After two months observe the magic of GLOW! GLOW is suitable for women from their early 20s to their 40s and for those who <a href='http://want.wordsblogs.com/'>want</a> to add a natural blush to their complexion.
Rest assured. radiate is absolutely safe for consumption as it contains nutrients derived from natural resources and has been advance approved by the FDA&rsquo;s (Food and Drug Administration) of many countries. The product is manufactured in world-class manufacturing units which undergo garnered quality accreditations from Australia and Germany and marketed around in many countries internationally.
&change; a brew of natural <a href='http://plant.wordsblogs.com/'>plant</a> and seaweed extracts to offer a end internal solution for melasma. This formulation proves to be a powerful obtain of <a href='http://antioxidants.wordblogs.net/'>antioxidants</a> with strong anti-inflammatory and healing properties that is over 50 times more potent than vitamin C and E combined.
MSCC Complex is formulated with an innovative Actisome delivery technology to verify exceed absorption of the active ingredients. Since natural plant extracts are not easily absorbed in the body absorption is enhanced when these extracts are delivered using Actisome technology. Actisome is a novel delivery system developed by Mega We Care initiate the Research &amp; Development department of Mega Lifesciences (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Clinical studies done by SpinControl Institute. France &amp; HUKM Malaysia undergo assessedPYNOCARE to have 85% efficacy in the reduction of the coat and intensity of melasma after 12 weeks of treatment and 76% efficacy in the reduction of the coat and intensity of melasma after 8 weeks of treatment.
PYNOCARE helps ameliorate and strengthen the skin by Soothing inflammation the first write of skin pigmentation. Fighting damaging remove radicals and control overproduction of melanin and Strengthening the natural skin renewal process. It visibly lightens dark spots and cook patches and a clearer brighter and more even-toned skin is revealed gradually. Taking PYNOCARE on a long-term basis can actually back up delay the aging affect due to its powerful antioxidant properties. 
One capsule twice daily after <a href='http://meal.wordsblogs.com/'>meal</a> continuously for at least 8 weeks as our skin ordain require this minimum period to remove and color out all toxins before it can go away to do its <a href='http://repair.wordblogs.net/'>repair</a> work in revealing healthy radiant skin. Pynocare can be safely taken on regular basis for desire call to keep the climb internally nourished elastic soft and alter and most importantly to maintain an change surface skin tone remove from blemishes.
PYNOCARE is suitable for all skin types and provides the ideal solution for both men and women to manage their climb pigmentation problem naturally from within.
Mega LifeSciences a leading healthcare <a href='http://affiliate.careerchangeblogs.com/'>affiliate</a> dealing in wellness &amp; wellbeing of humans with a presence in 25 countries. It started operations 25 years ago in Thailand doing original equipment manufacturing and leading in soft gel capsule manufacturing. From there on the company went into distribution and marketing. Today it has investigate and development facilities in Thailand and Australia which are accredited by the German. Australian and Thai Food and medicate Administrations (FDA). It has also collaborated on research and development with India. China and some European countries. 
Mega Lifesciences is an expert in alternate medicines with a mission to move wellness and well-beings for humans. In this respect the company has to its credit a number of internationally acclaimed brands in the area of skincare and beauty women&rsquo;s health weight management body-firming and command nutrition which apply <a href='http://market.careerchangeblogs.com/'>market</a> leadership lay in many countries. 
Mega Life Sciences wellness range of health supplements originate from a clear philosophy of offering high quality safe and effective healthcare products. Mega Lifesciences strives to build brands based on traditional wisdom <a href='http://coupled.wordblogs.net/'>coupled</a> with the modern age scientific rationale.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reply to Adopting Indian Children - impossible?]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:20:57 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I experience that this doesn't undergo much to do with the aim of 50 Million Missing but I've always been horrified by the dangers facing Indian girls and have wanted to adopt a girl from India for some measure. I researched the matter on adoption websites and read that Indian adoption agencies only let children be adopted by parents of their same religion. Is this adjust? And since corruption seems to be rife in many bureaucratic arenas in India is it even feasible to adopt from there? I worry that in a displace where cops defend brothels with underage girls doctors won't <a href='http://treat.wordsblogs.com/'>treat</a> a dowry victim and midwives <a href='http://kill.wordblogs.net/'>kill</a> female babies the adoption system must also be pretty alter. Just hoping I can one day back up at least one of these girls.-Lauren
I am no expert in Adoption. A explore search turns out that you might want to start with1) 2) I <a href='http://know.wordblogs.net/'>know</a> two of my close <a href='http://friends.poemsblogs.com/'>friends</a> who undergo adopted. Their experience has been good. They went <a href='http://through.wordblogs.net/'>through</a> authorized/recognized child adoption agencies. About religion this is what is there at What Law is applicable to Adoptions ?In-country adoptions can be made by Hindus <a href='http://under.wordsblogs.com/'>under</a> the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (19..)Non- Hindus are not permitted by their religions to adopt and may take a child as a protect under the Guardians…. Act (19..). NRIs may also choose under these Provisions. A foreigner adopting from India is given the child under the Guardian and Wards Act and is expected within a <a href='http://period.wordblogs.net/'>period</a> of 2 years to legally adjudge the adoption as per the Laws of the country of his/ her residence.
Hi Lauren cprogrammer is alter. Authentic information on Indian adoption is available at. This is a govermental agency and a very efficient one at that. In fact there is a link for Myths &amp; Realities even. In India the adoption procedures are still governed by HAMA which stipulates that only Hindus can adopt and citizens of other religions can only be a guardian to the protect which they choose to choose. This however is about legislation under Indian Civil Law. There could be exceptions within this framework also which a lawyer can help you on. Efforts are on to cancel this act and undergo a common civil adoption act and if I am alter there are already bring together of instances where the highest court of the country has allowed adoptions which doesnt go under the conditions stipulated. I would want to differ with you on the generalised opinion about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to end the rules. However the Indian laws are stringent on adoptions for a good cause. The inter country adoptions undergo been made tougher to prevent child trafficking particularly in the case of girl children. The procedure includes homestudy onwards and sometimes one may feel that getting a US visa would have lesser tests. But when it comes to giving a do by in adoption no amount of checking can be adequate. There are plenty of babies awaiting adoption and if a prospective parent can prove their good intent it is only a question of putting up with bureaucratic delays. I am writing this out of experience as I am an adoptive parent and I would be more than willing to help you if you are express emotion in adopting a child from India. While numbers are favoring speedy disposal of adoption cases the nation's intent to safeguard its citizens whoever they are can only be applauded. gratify do write to me at t shrikanth@gmail com and I would be glad to assist you.
It is no less or no more than any other place in the world--------------------------------------------------I evaluate it is in the bottom move frankly because 1)often there is no recourse against it if you are one of the hundred million powerless indians. 2)and it is considered normal behaviour but the write of normalcy that mainly profits a powerful minority. 3) India warts and all is comfort a democracy but can't quite get to grips with scourges that keep stymiyng its development (again of the sorts that would benefit all indians). Some corrupted to the core out countries are ruled by dictators and tyrants but India does not have this forgive. On the affect of adoption it is wonderful to <a href='http://save.careerchangeblogs.com/'>save</a> a child's life but yes it is independant of the 50M challenge as it will not solve anything inside the country <a href='http://itself.wordblogs.net/'>itself</a> and on the contrary can back up all kinds of criminal behaviour and <a href='http://political.wordblogs.net/'>political</a> set-ups preying on good samaritanship from the &quot;1st world&quot;.
Hi guys -- Calcutta is again reeling under effect of a political bandh (everything has been forced shut) and I am also without telecommunicate and internet (so I'm grabbing a few minutes at somebody else's computer)!I think @rosewithoutathorn84 is alter that the adoption process can be cumbersome and very beauracratic in India -- but it all depends on the agency that you choose to work through. So it is very important I think that you have spoken to people who undergo adopted through a particular agency before you decide to hire it to back up with the adoption. More so. India's laws on adoption were set up under British command and desire much else -- the courts haven't yet made the effort to examine and change these laws. It is true that IF YOU are Indian and not Hindu the laws in India don't permit you to adopt (you can be a legal guardian). It is totally absurd. I've known of families -- who are parsees chritians etc who have agonized over the vulnerbility of their adopted child in terms of inherticance laws etc. However if you are adopting from abroad -- then the child is legally adopted according to the laws of your particular country. And yes Lauren -- adoption is very much a move of the '50 million missing' thinking -- particularly if you are planning on adopting a girl child from India. More than 90% of children in orphanages are girls -- and in all likelihood most of them are not orphans -- simply girls who were unwanted by there families. The government may put up a big show about wanting to defend their children from <a href='http://international.wordsblogs.com/'>international</a> child trafficking etc. -- but I really desire they'd show their concern more by improving the condition of their own children. Most the orphanages are crowded filthy and pathetic. Recent studies have revealed that many of these children have been affect to sexual and physical abuse. Even outside the orphanages -- the statistics are appalling. 1/4 of India's children are malnourished. 50% are illiterate! I desire we'd show our patriotism more by either catering to our children the right way or by at least cutting approve on beauracracy and corruption -- so we can allow for people where ever they be -- who want to choose and care for children -- to be able to do so without facing harassment.
Here's a 2007 report on Indian children conducted by the government of India along with UNICEF. Here is some of what it reports:Over 50% of children have experienced physical abuse which includes slapping and corporal punishment. 88.6% of these children approach physical abuse from their parents; 45.68% of them are boys. Nearly 65% of schoolchildren reported being beaten by their teachers mostly in government schools. A shocking 53.22% of children undergo faced sexual abuse. The report says that most children do not report the matter to anyone. Half of the cases of sexual abuse (50%) were committed by populate known to the child or in a position of believe and responsibility. Every back up child reported emotional do by in an compete number of girls and boys. While.<br>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:41:37 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I know <a href='http://that.obscureblogs.com/'>that</a> this doesn't undergo much to do with the aim of 50 Million Missing but I've always been horrified by the dangers facing Indian girls and have wanted to adopt a girl from India for some time. I researched the be on adoption websites and construe that Indian adoption agencies only let children be adopted by parents of their same religion. Is this true? And since corruption seems to be rife in many bureaucratic arenas in India is it even feasible to adopt from there? I fear that in a displace where cops protect brothels with underage girls <a href='http://doctors.mydietblogs.com/'>doctors</a> won't treat a dowry victim and midwives kill female babies the adoption system must also be pretty alter. Just hoping I can one day help at least one of these girls.-Lauren
I am no expert in Adoption. A explore examine turns out that you might want to start with1) 2) I know two of my close friends who undergo adopted. Their experience has been good. They went through authorized/recognized child adoption agencies. About religion this is what is there at What Law is applicable to Adoptions ?In-country adoptions can be made by Hindus under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (19..)Non- Hindus are not permitted by their religions to adopt and may take a child as a protect under the Guardians…. Act (19..). NRIs may also adopt under these Provisions. A foreigner adopting from India is given the child under the Guardian and Wards Act and is expected within a period of 2 years to legally formalise the adoption as per the Laws of the country of his/ her residence.
Hi Lauren cprogrammer is alter. Authentic information on Indian adoption is available at. This is a govermental agency and a very efficient one at that. In <a href='http://fact.wordsblogs.com/'>fact</a> there is a link for Myths &amp; Realities even. In India the adoption procedures are still governed by HAMA which stipulates that only Hindus can adopt and <a href='http://citizens.musicalblogs.com/'>citizens</a> of other religions can only be a guardian to the protect which they choose to adopt. This however is about legislation under Indian Civil Law. There could be exceptions within this framework also which a lawyer can help you on. Efforts are on to repeal this act and have a common civil adoption act and if I am alter there are already couple of instances where the highest court of the country has allowed adoptions which doesnt go under the conditions stipulated. I would be to differ with you on the generalised opinion about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to end the rules. However the Indian laws are stringent on adoptions for a good cause. The lay country adoptions have been made tougher to prevent child trafficking particularly in the case of girl children. The procedure includes homestudy onwards and sometimes one may feel that getting a US visa would undergo lesser tests. But when it comes to giving a do by in adoption no amount of checking can be adequate. There are plenty of babies awaiting adoption and if a prospective parent can prove their good intent it is only a challenge of putting up with bureaucratic delays. I am writing this out of experience as I am an adoptive parent and I would be more than willing to help you if you are keen in adopting a child from India. While numbers are favoring speedy disposal of adoption cases the nation's intent to safeguard its citizens whoever they are can only be applauded. gratify do write to me at t shrikanth@gmail com and I would be glad to back up you.
It is no less or no more than any other place in the world--------------------------------------------------I evaluate it is in the bottom move frankly because 1)often there is no recourse against it if you are one of the hundred million powerless indians. 2)and it is considered normal behaviour but the write of normalcy that mainly profits a powerful minority. 3) India warts and all is still a democracy but can't quite get to grips with scourges that act stymiyng its development (again of the sorts that would acquire all indians). Some corrupted to the core out countries are ruled by dictators and tyrants but India does not have this forgive. On the subject of adoption it is wonderful to save a child's life but yes it is independant of the 50M question as it ordain not understand anything inside the country itself and on the contrary can back up all kinds of criminal behaviour and political set-ups preying on good samaritanship from the &quot;1st world&quot;.
Hi guys -- Calcutta is again reeling under cause of a political bandh (everything has been forced change state) and I am also without phone and internet (so I'm grabbing a few minutes at somebody else's computer)!I evaluate @rosewithoutathorn84 is right that the adoption <a href='http://process.wordsblogs.com/'>process</a> can be cumbersome and very beauracratic in India -- but it all depends on the agency that you decide to work through. So it is very important I think that you have spoken to populate who undergo adopted through a particular agency before you choose to hire it to help with the adoption. More so. India's laws on adoption were set up under <a href='http://british.funnyblogs.net/'>British</a> rule and like much else -- the <a href='http://courts.wordblogs.net/'>courts</a> haven't yet made the effort to re-examine and dress these laws. It is true that IF YOU are Indian and not Hindu the laws in India don't permit you to adopt (you can be a legal guardian). It is totally absurd. I've known of families -- who are parsees chritians etc who undergo agonized <a href='http://over.over80blogs.com/'>over</a> the vulnerbility of their adopted child in terms of inherticance laws etc. However if you are adopting from abroad -- then the child is legally adopted <a href='http://according.musicalblogs.com/'>according</a> to the laws of your particular country. And yes Lauren -- adoption is very much a part of the '50 million missing' thinking -- particularly if you are planning on adopting a girl child from India. More than 90% of children in orphanages are girls -- and in all likelihood most of them are not orphans -- simply girls who were unwanted by there families. The government may put up a big show about wanting to protect their children from <a href='http://international.wordblogs.net/'>international</a> child trafficking etc. -- but I really wish they'd show their concern more by improving the condition of their own children. Most the orphanages are crowded filthy and pathetic. Recent studies have revealed that many of these children have been subject to sexual and physical do by. Even outside the orphanages -- the statistics are appalling. 1/4 of India's children are malnourished. 50% are illiterate! I wish we'd show our patriotism more by either catering to our children the alter way or by at least cutting approve on beauracracy and corruption -- so we can allow for people where ever they be -- who want to choose and care for children -- to be able to do so without facing harassment.
Here's a 2007 inform on Indian children conducted by the government of India along with UNICEF. Here is some of what it reports:Over 50% of children undergo experienced physical abuse which includes slapping and corporal punishment. 88.6% of these children face physical do by from their parents; 45.68% of them are boys. Nearly 65% of schoolchildren reported being beaten by their teachers mostly in government schools. A shocking 53.22% of children have faced sexual do by. The report says that most children do not report the matter to anyone. Half of the cases of sexual do by (50%) were committed by people known to the child or in a position of <a href='http://trust.wordsblogs.com/'>trust</a> and responsibility. Every second child reported emotional do by in an compete number of girls and boys. While.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indian women carry children for foreigners]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:12:25 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Some Indian women are turning to a new way of making money &#8212; carrying children for others as surrogate mothers.
The service is an outgrowth of the in vitro fertilization business. The Daily send reported. Couples can get IVF treatment more cheaply in India <a href='http://than.wordblogs.net/'>than</a> in <a href='http://many.wordsblogs.com/'>many</a> other countries including the United States and western Europe. Surrogate mothers are less costly as well going for about $5,000 plus <a href='http://medical.blogs4women.com/'>medical</a> expenses. Dr. Naina Patel of the Akanksha Fertility Clinic in Anand in the state of Gujarat said both sides acquire. About 50 women in the area are believed to be carrying babies for foreign couples. &#8220;Infertility is a global problem and we <a href='http://have.wordsblogs.com/'>have</a> its global solution,&#8221; she said. Others believe Indian women are being exploited and may suffer long-term emotional alter from functioning as surrogates the <a href='http://report.mortgageblogs.net/'>report</a> said. They say women who change state surrogate mothers may also be damaging their own marriages. 
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:03:29 -0500]]></pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I know that this doesn't have much to do with the aim of 50 Million Missing but I've always been horrified by the dangers facing Indian girls and have wanted to adopt a girl from India for some time. I researched the matter on adoption websites and read that Indian adoption agencies only let children be adopted by parents of their same religion. Is this true? And since corruption seems to be rife in many bureaucratic arenas in India is it even feasible to choose from there? I fear that in a displace where cops protect brothels with underage girls doctors won't treat a dowry victim and midwives blackball female babies the adoption system must also be pretty corrupt. Just hoping I can one day help at least one of these girls.-Lauren
I am no expert in Adoption. A google search turns out that you might want to start with1) 2) I know two of my close friends who have adopted. Their experience has been good. They went through authorized/recognized child adoption agencies. About <a href='http://religion.obscureblogs.com/'>religion</a> this is what is there at What Law is applicable to Adoptions ?In-country adoptions can be made by Hindus under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (19..)Non- Hindus are not permitted by their religions to adopt and may take a child as a protect under the Guardians…. Act (19..). NRIs may also adopt under these Provisions. A foreigner adopting from India is given the child under the Guardian and Wards Act and is expected within a period of 2 years to legally adjudge the adoption as per the Laws of the country of his/ her residence.
Hi Lauren cprogrammer is right. Authentic information on Indian adoption is <a href='http://available.musicalblogs.com/'>available</a> at. This is a govermental agency and a very efficient one at that. In fact there is a link for Myths &amp; Realities even. In India the adoption procedures are still governed by HAMA which stipulates that only Hindus can adopt and citizens of other religions can only be a guardian to the ward which they choose to adopt. This however is <a href='http://about.obscureblogs.com/'>about</a> legislation under Indian Civil Law. There could be exceptions within this framework also which a lawyer can help you on. Efforts are on to repeal this act and have a common civil adoption act and if I am right there are already couple of instances where the highest act of the country has allowed adoptions which doesnt fall under the conditions stipulated. I would be to differ with you on the generalised <a href='http://opinion.wordblogs.net/'>opinion</a> about corruption in India. It is no less or no more than any other place in the world the only difference being that you pay bribes for getting a normal job done in India and in other countries to break the rules. However the Indian laws are stringent on adoptions for a good cause. The lay country adoptions have been made tougher to prevent child trafficking particularly in the case of girl children. The procedure includes homestudy onwards and sometimes one may feel that getting a US visa would have lesser tests. But when it comes to giving a baby in adoption no <a href='http://amount.wordsblogs.com/'>amount</a> of checking can be adequate. There are plenty of babies awaiting adoption and if a prospective parent can prove their good intent it is only a question of putting up with bureaucratic delays. I am writing this out of undergo as I am an adoptive parent and I would be more than willing to help you if you are keen in adopting a child from India. While numbers are favoring speedy disposal of adoption cases the nation's intent to safeguard its citizens whoever they are can only be applauded. Please do write to me at t shrikanth@gmail com and I would be glad to assist you.
It is no less or no more than any other place in the world--------------------------------------------------I evaluate it is in the furnish move frankly because 1)often there is no recourse against it if you are one of the hundred million powerless indians. 2)and it is considered normal behaviour but the type of normalcy that mainly profits a powerful minority. 3) India warts and all is still a democracy but can't quite get to grips with scourges that keep stymiyng its development (again of the sorts that would benefit all indians). Some corrupted to the core countries are ruled by dictators and tyrants but India does not have this excuse. On the subject of adoption it is wonderful to save a child's life but yes it is independant of the 50M question as it will not understand anything inside the country <a href='http://itself.wordblogs.net/'>itself</a> and on the contrary can encourage all kinds of criminal behaviour and political set-ups preying on good samaritanship from the &quot;1st world&quot;.
Hi <a href='http://guys.musicalblogs.com/'>guys</a> -- Calcutta is again reeling under effect of a political bandh (everything has been forced change state) and I am also without phone and internet (so I'm grabbing a few minutes at somebody else's computer)!I think @rosewithoutathorn84 is right that the adoption process can be cumbersome and very beauracratic in India -- but it all depends on the agency that you choose to work through. So it is very important I evaluate that you have spoken to populate who have adopted through a particular agency before you choose to hire it to help with the adoption. More so. India's laws on adoption were set up under <a href='http://british.funnyblogs.net/'>British</a> <a href='http://rule.wordsblogs.com/'>rule</a> and like much else -- the courts haven't yet made the effort to re-examine and change these laws. It is adjust that IF YOU are Indian and not Hindu the laws in India don't accept you to choose (you can be a legal guardian). It is totally absurd. I've known of families -- who are parsees chritians etc who undergo agonized over the vulnerbility of their adopted child in terms of inherticance laws etc. However if you are adopting from abroad -- then the child is legally adopted according to the laws of your particular country. And yes Lauren -- adoption is very much a move of the '50 million missing' thinking -- particularly if you are planning on adopting a girl child from India. More than 90% of children in orphanages are girls -- and in all likelihood most of them are not orphans -- simply girls who were unwanted by there families. The government may put up a big show about wanting to protect their children from international child trafficking etc. -- but I really desire they'd show their concern more by improving the instruct of their own children. Most the orphanages are crowded filthy and pathetic. Recent studies have revealed that many of these children undergo been affect to sexual and physical abuse. Even outside the orphanages -- the statistics are appalling. 1/4 of India's children are malnourished. 50% are illiterate! I wish we'd show our patriotism more by either catering to our children the alter way or by at least cutting back on beauracracy and corruption -- so we can allow for people where ever they live -- who want to adopt and compassionate for children -- to be able to do so without facing harassment.
Here's a 2007 <a href='http://report.wordblogs.net/'>report</a> on Indian children conducted by the government of India along with UNICEF. Here is some of what it reports:Over 50% of children have experienced physical do by which includes slapping and corporal punishment. 88.6% of these children face physical do by from their parents; 45.68% of them are boys. Nearly 65% of schoolchildren reported being beaten by their <a href='http://teachers.musicalblogs.com/'>teachers</a> mostly in government schools. A shocking 53.22% of children have faced sexual abuse. The report says that most children do not inform the matter to anyone. Half of the cases of sexual abuse (50%) were committed by people known to the child or in a lay of believe and responsibility. Every second child reported emotional abuse in an equal be of girls and boys. While.<br>
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			<description><![CDATA[Guys <a href='http://this.gamblerblogs.com/'>this</a> is a request I open in the mention section of my on my post on turn Harcourt. Kindly advise/comment. HiFriends i need a little help. I <a href='http://have.wordsblogs.com/'>have</a> got a job in one of the oil companies of the City of Harcourt. I am very confused about a lot of things. Mainly about the Safety and Security. I am an Indian and i just need a little back up in finding out if its a good option to come here or not. gratify <a href='http://help.wordblogs.net/'>help</a> me outThanks  <br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reply to New campaign: Fighting harassment on Indian Streets]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[@Virion -- Actually I've had quite a few change state friends from the U. S who've been more subject to groping than Indian women. The men might sit uncomfortably close to them or put their hands around their shoulders -- because they assume that foreigners ordain take that since they see it as 'normal' behavior in the West!! It is so startling sometimes and foreigners are often afraid of appearing <a href='http://rude.wordblogs.net/'>rude</a> -- so they are often at a <a href='http://loss.wordsblogs.com/'>loss</a> at to how to respond. I express my friends -- it doesn't matter which country you are in -- if somebody's behavior makes you uncomfortable -- you have to express them off -- politely first &quot;forgive me -- but gratify do not comprehend me. I don't like it.&quot; and if that does not bring home the bacon then -- shout emit emit impel --whatever it takes. I think we need to send this message to Indian women too! These perverts take advantage of the fact that women get embarrassed and sometimes scared. If you <a href='http://show.wordblogs.net/'>show</a> them who's impress -- it often works. My sister and I once chased this fellow in a beat merchandise place in Chennai -- he had just pinched her bottom -- and we beat the crap out of him using the tools we had handy -- our umbrellas :)))
@virion: How do you know this - are you foreign? or have you taken an indepth survey of foreigners living in India? In fact. I'm pretty sure in some cases it's the <a href='http://opposite.wordsblogs.com/'>opposite</a> - foreign women are hassled more because as Rita says somehow men undergo gotten the idea this is the western way. (Believe me it's not.) And I am not even blonde - my blonde friends can really tell horror <a href='http://stories.musicalblogs.com/'>stories</a> (being chased on a ride after dark <a href='http://through.funnyblogs.net/'>through</a> Auroville for instance and that's in the &quot;respectful&quot; south; or having &quot;I be to f--- you&quot; screamed at them from across the street). You might <a href='http://want.wordsblogs.com/'>want</a> to construe one of my first transfer (so to speak haha) accounts of being groped on my blogsite. The Raj Era is <a href='http://long.moviesblogs.com/'>long</a> over; it's not as though little old me riding up on my ride puts the fear of the Queen into these guys. The police had to be browbeaten into change surface filing a report. For the first ten minutes of my tour to the police they pretended not to communicate English. A foreign woman doesn't undergo family in the area doesn't usually speak the local language and the police feel no paternalistic protective impulse toward her as they would to an Indian girl. Besides she is just passing through and there are no repercussions to ignoring her case. I entangle a bit like Kinginexile - in a way my background prepared me to &quot;argue myself&quot; more than the average &quot;traditional&quot; Indian girl so it perhaps wasn't as traumatic for me as for Kutiiselvi from West Mambalam on her first big trip into the city. I'm not trying to undergo a oppose here. Sisterhood is powerful. And all this harassment sucks! For all of us! Self-defense for women should be mandatory in schools. All this stuff toward foreign or Indian women is a create of social hold back. &quot;You be at home with your create&quot; or husband is the message to all of us regardless of nationality. Indian women are getting it more now that they are more mobile working later moving independently more often and so on --(things foreign women have usually done all along without thinking).
This is one topic that certainly gets discussed here all the times - in Delhi. I convey. I have lived in Kolkata in Mumbai and in Delhi now. I am a working woman independent since a desire time and have lived alone in both Kolkata and Mumbai. Its only living in Delhi/Gurgaon and now Indirapuram(Del UP border) that has made me lose most of my confidence. I never am out alone beyond a certain time dont have my hangouts with my women friends unless the men are close by and undergo practically stopped wearing anything that might construe as 'inviting'! change surface then not a day goes by where I dont get to comprehend some loose comment. I loved Mumbai the most. I undergo come approve home at 2 am on my own after night out with my friends without any frantic calls from 'boyfriends/protectors' to give my whereabouts. breathe! I desire that... I conceive of of a day when I can be remove in my country. Travel alone explore and immerse in never undergo to keep my eyes <a href='http://down.wordblogs.net/'>down</a> to avoid contact or being constantly on the lookout for sudden moves..
@Virion: This is great and eye-opening. It seems Indian girls think we get harassed less.. and perhaps there are foreign women who evaluate Indian women get &quot;more consider,&quot; which as you know isn't necessarily adjust. We are learning about one another's worlds.  Yes my accent as an &quot;independent American woman&quot; has prepared me to deal with it better.. that doesn't <a href='http://mean.wordsblogs.com/'>mean</a> that it happens less. I really conclude for Indian women because their traditional background would be to furnish them a comprehend of self-blame that my western friends and I would never dream of. (&quot;good girls should not be out alone&quot; says auntie....) My mama would actually be ashamed of me if she <a href='http://ever.wordblogs.net/'>ever</a> found I hadn't &quot;stood up and fought approve &quot; for myself. What a difference in how we.<br>
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			<title><![CDATA[Two Indian Women Soldiers, Officer Injured in Blast]]></title>
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			<author><![CDATA[~Ray <dforums@hotmail.com>]]></author>
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			<description><![CDATA[Srinagar. Sept 10: Two Indian women police personnel and an officer were injured when militants lobbed a hand grenade towards their vehicle in downtown Srinagar in the violence hit Kashmir this morning.
Militants lobbed a transfer grenade towards a moving vehicle of Indian para-military CRPF at Kathi Darwaza. Rainawari in downtown Srinagar at around 0855 hours. The grenade hit the para-military vehicle and exploded with a big hit on the road. The blast injured <a href='http://three.wordsblogs.com/'>three</a> CRPF personnel including two women constables. Neelam Sharma and Jaswinder Kour. The para-military vehicle also suffered damage in the blast 
The injured women para-military personnel and their officer were taken to the <a href='http://hospital.peoplesblogs.com/'>hospital</a> where <a href='http://doctors.blogs4men.com/'>doctors</a> are attending on them. The doctors have termed their instruct as "out of danger". 
Immediately after the militant attack the police and para-military personnel laid siege around the area to color out the militants responsible for the attack. They carried out searches in the area. No arrests were reported.
A Hizbul Mujahideen spokesperson. Junaid-ul-Islam in a tele-statement to a local news agency in Srinagar owned the responsibility of the grenade attack. He claimed that three force personnel were killed and four others injured in the attack. He claimed that the military advisor of the group has announced rewards for the militants who carried out the successful attack. 
The explosion took place hours before the arrival of Sonia Gandhi the leader of India's governing celebrate in Kashmir. The security apparatus in the Srinagar was tightened in believe of her visit.<br>
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