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Amitabh Bachchan talks about equality and education for girls.
In a talkathon “Ek Nayi Subah” Amitabh Bachchan addressed the audience and talked about the importance of equality and education of girl child.
Mr. Amitabh Bachchan was a part of "Ek Nayi Subah", a talkathon where he addressed the audience with valuable messages that centred around the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign. He talked about how in the Indian culture, women are worshipped in different forms and said "God resides where women are respected. And in present, this can be achieved only when there is equality between men and women."
The actor shared that the 'Beti bachao, Beti padao' campaign strives to emphasise that there must not be discrimination between boys and girls. "Beti Bachao campaign will bring the society out of darkness," he said.
"A girl child should be nurtured, educated and taken care of so that eventually they can essay a relevant and valuable role in the society. This thought should be encouraged, and people should put in their best to bring up the girl child," he called for correcting the skewed gender ratio.
"Only this way will they eventually be able to not just take care of themselves, but also take care of the family in all arenas" he added.
Mr. Bachchan is also a United Nations ambassador for the girl child mission.
"This is the time when people need to understand that by depriving half the people (women) of equal opportunity, we will be pushing back our society. We must make women an equal part of everything so that our country progresses and develops in a better way," he added.
Besides the talk on girl child, Big B also interacted with girl children from various schools, and even recited lines from his father's famous "Madhushala", sharing words of wisdom with the children.
During the interaction with students of Class 7, he sat down on the floor when he was asked how he became "Big B".
"Who says I'm Big B? See, I am so small," he explained to the little girl from NGO Aarohan, and told her;
"In life, just do your work, and work hard. Find a way that you want to pursue, and work hard towards it," he said.
When another student asked the actor what they must do if their parents don't let them follow their passion to dance, Amitabh urged their parents to "allow their girls to follow their dreams". "Don't stop them… Until and unless they are on a wrong path," he added.
"Let's pledge that we encourage the powerful within the so-called helpless to bloom and give them the chance to empower the whole country," said Amitabh Bachchan.
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