“In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this!” BelieveI CanDoneBigsGirlFootballIndiaWaveLondonArticlesWowBendingPlaying FootballBeckham Author:Parminder Nagra
“Six months ago, I traveled to India to see firsthand what the prime minister of that country calls a national shame. It is the systematic, widespread, shocking elimination of India's baby girls. Some 50,000 female fetuses are aborted every month in India.” CountryGirlBabyMonthsSixFemaleIndiaShameMinistersPrimeTraveledShockingPrime MinisterSix MonthsSystematicEliminationBaby GirlFetus Author:Elizabeth Vargas
“It's estimated that one million girls in India 'disappear' every year.” YearsGirlMillionsIndiaDisappear Author:Elizabeth Vargas
“Fifty three per cent children in India face sexual abuse - both boys and girls - but we still feel uncomfortable talking about it. We are still hypocrites when it comes to issues like child abuse, sex or for that matter homosexuality. It is high time that we brought the issue from under the carpet.” FeelsChildrenStillsMatterFacesGirlThreeSexTalkingBoysIssuesAbuseIndiaUncomfortableFiftyChild AbuseCentsHomosexualityCarpetHypocriteBoy And Girl Author:Rahul Bose
“Filming in India was one big adventure. For 'The Cheetah Girls', we were in Mumbai for two weeks, then Rajasthan for six weeks. Every day after shooting, I would hop into a rickshaw and start exploring the city. I even learned a bit of Hindi. It's such an amazing place to visit.” TwoBigsGirlBitsCitiesWeekAdventureSixIndiaShootingHopsExploringTwo WeeksHindiMumbaiCheetahsAmazing PlacesRickshaw Author:Michael Steger
“We must reach out to villages even in scorching heat with temperature upto 44 C. We must ensure that no girl child remains illiterate. I request all the social institutions and the media world to create a joyous environment for education in the month of June (when schools re-open), an environment to encourage children to go to school. We will derive the satisfaction of having done a social good.” WorldChildrenDoneSchoolGirlSocialEducationEnvironmentMediaMonthsIndiaInstitutionsRemainsSatisfactionHeatVillageReach OutJuneTemperatureRequestJoyousIlliterateGood EducationSocial InstitutionsSocial GoodScorchingGirl Child Author:Narendra Modi
“Celebrate the birth of a girl child by planting 5 trees in your village.” ChildrenGirlTreeBirthEmpowermentIndiaCelebrateVillageGirl Child Author:Narendra Modi
“Cleanliness and sanitation were closest to Gandhiji's heart. We will launch a 'Clean India' campaign and by Gandhiji's 150th birth anniversary, all schools in the country should have toilets with separate toilets for girls.” ShouldHeartCountrySchoolGirlBirthShould HaveIndiaInnovationCleanCampaignsClosestToiletsCleanlinessSanitationGandhiji Author:Narendra Modi