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If you're born a girl in India there are any number of disadvantages. Infanticide, lack of education, early arranged marriages with the possibility of a "stove fire" accident if your husband's family doesn't appreciate the size of your dowry. ("So tragic, her saree caught on fire!")

But there is one outstanding positive benefit which applies to all babes, no matter how lowly their caste, and one every western girl will appreciate .... You Get to Wear Your Party Dress Every Single Day of the Year.