In
a
nation
like
India
where
a
birth
of
a
girl
child
is
still
considered
as
a
curse
and
a
burden,
the
high-esteemed
Bachchan
family
welcomed
Aishwarya
Rai's
baby
girl
with
open
arms.
So
when
Bollywood's
first
family
gave
such
huge
preference
to
Ash's
female
child,
they
might
have
given
a
huge
fillip
to
the
girl
child.
After
Aishwarya
gave
birth
to
her
daughter
last
week,
grandpa
Amitabh
Bachchan
tweeted,
"Goddess
Lakshmi
has
come
to
our
home
and
we
have
brought
home
Lakshmi
ratan".
Earlier,
during
Aishwarya's
pregnancy,
hubby
Abhishek
Bachchan
expressed
his
desire
for
a
daughter.
Also,
granny
Jaya
Bachchan
wished
to
have
a
granddaughter.
This
shows
that
an
elite
class
of
our
nation
is
heading
towards
prosperity
by
giving
more
preference
to
female
kid
rather
than
a
male
one.
But
what
about
the
rest
of
India?
Son
preference
is
a
well-documented
phenomenon
in
India,
with
a
report
saying
an
estimated
500,000
female
foetuses
are
aborted
in
the
country
every
year.
The
nation's
thought
have
not
yet
changed.
Hence,
the
elite
Indian
families
like
the
Bachchans
can
increase
awareness
since
they
are
overwhelmed
to
have
a
baby
girl
in
their
home.
"Most
of
the
time
when
celebrities
of
high
stature
like
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Aamir
Khan
or
Shabana
Azmi
promote
a
social
campaign,
it
becomes
the
movement
of
new
India
as
people
start
following
them.
Let's
hope
that
Abhishek
and
Ash's
baby
girl
creates
the
positive
influence
on
all
those
families
who
are
against
the
birth
of
the
girl
child," said
Meghna
Rao
who
runs
an
NGO
called
Breakthrough.
"It
might
change
the
way
people
welcome
the
baby
girl
in
India
and
I
am
hopeful
that
she
will
also
change
the
rude
attitude
of
people," she
added.