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I find this amazing. Here it is not legal to sell children. We keep our children no matter what might be wrong with them. There are some people who put their children up for adoption and other people will take them and raise them. however, they become their children and the biological parent cannot go get them back. Actually, I am adopted. My biological father abandoned me when I was small and another man married my mother and adopted me so I am his child now. My biological father cannot claim me at all now.

We have this same tradition/custom here in our country. We also sell the baby/child for one peso to a family member or relative. But, the baby will still stay with the parents- the payment (one peso) will only serve as evidence of payment and must be kept (should not be use)

Hello Professor. It is interesting to know about this kind of belief you have, but we don't have this kind of belief in our place. Each region may have a different belief though they may share the same to some degree. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day, Professor.

I admit that I don't know much about the ins and outs of Indian culture, but I can't fathom any justification for this arrangement. Why would you sell a baby just because she's not well? And why sell a baby to a member of a "lower" caste? And by what measure is this street sweeper "lower" than you? This makes no sense to me at all. Please explain further if I'm missing something.

namaskar sir I didnt know about the selling to a woman of a lower caste. I was sold because of my ill health when I was only 2 months old. Then I was purchased back. I was sold to a non brahmin family and this is why I am still 50% brahmin. Though this matter doesnt have any complications personally, but I have a doubt. My family and me dont have any issues whatesoever and it is a closed chapter for us. When sold to anyone lower in caste, and then re-purchased, shouldnt I have earned back the brahminhood for me? I dont know neither does my family nor does the extended family. What does happen in the case of Munu? I think you can give me some insight.

Thank you sir for sharing this with us... I am totally shocked after hearing this... I always gave good thoughts about India to foreigners but this fact made my mind numb..

So your culture's higher caste cannot keep a baby healthy so they sell it to a lower caste? And the high caste is considered better? It seems to me that your culture is all messed up, and I would like to use a much more offensive word to accurately describe it. It seems to me that the lower caste is superior to the higher. I realize that you apparently don't agree with this caste arrangement but seriously, your culture is seriously mixed up. When a high caste fails to have a child thrive and sells it to a lower caste so it can survive, which caste is inferior?

It is difficult to comment on something so different from my culture, Bhuwan. Since I met you here and started to learn a bit about India, I have read of beautiful things, but also some terrible things as I can see it from my point of view and my culture. Although I can understand the arranged marriage, I have heard that some terible things happen sometimes with girls depending on the dowry. Now you tell me this and I understand that it just means that the family does not want to take care of a sickly baby and prefers to forget about the infant. I see nothing symbolic about it, I feel it`s a commodity that some people have. Although I don`t understand well the caste system, in my country the social differences amount to that almost. It has nothing to do with faith here though, but with the amount of money a family has. I am very glad that you bought back your granddaughter Munu. I`ll check again the pictures you sent me of your family to see which one is Munu and I`ll send her positive energy. I know that I have said it before, but I feel honored to be your friend.

Prof, i never heard about this kind of incidents, for the first time i am hearing about this. Good to hear that you get back your grand daughter. Why you sold her for that working maid? I think lot of beliefs like this are available in our country

Thank you sir,for sharing..I have also heard about this but din't known what exactly this was,now by,sir;actually i came to know what this practice is.!Anyway congrats for having your granddaughter back..Good luck.