Kuri-mar
Sign in to saveKuri-mar (or Kudi-mar) is a Punjabi phrase which literally means "girl killer". Various rehat-namas including the Sikh Rehat Maryada prohibited the practice. Today, the term also encompasses female feticide and may refer to North-western regions of India which have skewed sex ratios.
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Kuri-mar (or Kudi-mar) is a Punjabi phrase which literally means "girl killer". Various rehat-namas including the Sikh Rehat Maryada prohibited the practice. Today, the term also encompasses female feticide and may refer to North-western regions of India which have skewed sex ratios.
==Overview== Various rehat-namas, philosophical and semi-theological codes of patronage, arbitration and conduct in Dharmic schools of thought, including the Sikh Rehat Maryada prohibited the practice.
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