In freezing Kupwara, Pune medico leads women's march to 'Save the Girl Child'

The event - which saw the first of its kind biggest procession in Kupwara - marked the 11th year of Rakh's 'Beti Bachao Janandolan' (BBJ) and the 192nd birth anniversary of Savitribai J. Phule, the legendary social reformer of Maharashtra who inspired the unique campaign.

In freezing Kupwara, Pune medico leads women's march to 'Save the Girl Child'

Over 2,000 people, mostly women, led by Pune gynaecologist Dr Ganesh Rakh, trooped onto the streets of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara town for a march in the freezing temperature, raising slogans of 'Beti Bachao', the organisers said on Tuesday.

The event - which saw the first of its kind biggest procession in Kupwara - marked the 11th year of Rakh's 'Beti Bachao Janandolan' (BBJ) and the 192nd birth anniversary of Savitribai J. Phule, the legendary social reformer of Maharashtra who inspired the unique campaign.