It is really sad to think that India is grappling with the issue of female foeticide and screwed up sex ratio. It is more prevalent in some states than others where the male child is considered far more superior than the female child. Things in states like Punjab and Haryana are as bad as the caste system which is still vehemently prevalent in India.

Actually, there are two extremes as far as females are concerned. At one end is the one who is killed after the sex determination and at the other end of the spectrum is the alphawoman. Ya, the population of such women is on the rise and in fact in the metropolitan areas everyone wants to be one. So who is this alphawoman? She is the new age woman who knows what she wants and gets it too. She is mentally strong and financially not dependent on her husband or family. Uninhibited as she is, she finds her glory in things like getting the highest education possible, arranging her own wedding or honeymoon, and opting for a surrogate mother for her baby if she is too busy with work. And in this entire rigmarole,what the male partner feels about the whole thing  and what all steps he might take – it is better not to comment on it.