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Re: Acceptance of physically deformed children and women
> I am looking for information on social , cultural, family acceptance or
> rejection of physically deformed children and women in India especially
> among Brahmin caste families. This is urgently needed information. I would
> appreciate pointers on the Net to search news databases for information.
Why just women and children?
And why rejection? I have heard of no kind of rejection by the family members
just because the child/woman is deformed. Won't the attitude be to seek help?
Why "especially" Brahmin families?
I don't know if you're looking for this kinda info, but anyway, here's my
experience with an orthodox Brahmin lady who sometimes was invited to cook at
our house : She said that the reason why some people were born with defects on
the body was because in a previous birth their children failed to carry
out the correct purifying ceremonies at the right time to absolve them of their
sins. But this is just a _reason_ for the defects (according to her!), and she
did not elaborate on the kind of treatment such persons should receive. There
was no reason to think they would be rejected. Just accepted attributing the
reason to Karma, etc..
> Thanks.
> WanConrad
-Kartik
