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    Baby Tossing: Innocuous Rite or Mere Ignominy

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    The document discusses a ritual called "baby tossing" practiced in parts of India where infants are thrown from a height of 15 meters onto a cloth below. While locals believe it brings good health and fortune, others see it as a barbaric act. Efforts to ban it have met resistance from villagers who insist it is their religious right. The controversial practice continues today with no reported injuries but increasing criticism from those concerned for the children's welfare.

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    The document discusses a ritual called "baby tossing" practiced in parts of India where infants are thrown from a height of 15 meters onto a cloth below. While locals believe it brings good health and fortune, others see it as a barbaric act. Efforts to ban it have met resistance from villagers who insist it is their religious right. The controversial practice continues today with no reported injuries but increasing criticism from those concerned for the children's welfare.

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    BABY TOSSING: INNOCUOUS RITE OR MERE IGNOMINY

    Religious ceremony, traditional ritual, and horrific madness are all terms that describe
    the horrific act performed annually by thousands of Indian locals. The baby throwing
    ritual is an act in which infants are dropped from a 15-meter platform onto a cloth held
    by both Muslim and Hindu men.

    This act has been rooted in the culture of southern Indian culture for about 700 years. Its
    obscurity, however, has been revealed only recently as it made its way into the world of
    social media. The act is believed to have come to notice when one of the men who
    participated in the ritual recorded a video in 2009.

    It is believed that the ceremony mostly takes place in the western region of
    Maharashtra. The rite happens near a Muslim shrine where either a Muslim or Hindu
    man tosses a toddler onto a blanket tens of feet below him. Surprisingly, however, there
    has never been an injury reported throughout the process.

    Hosted annually in the first week of December, the custom generates good luck and
    even health to newborns. In addition, it is believed by Indians to affect child mortality
    rates. As a result, so many people living in rural areas have resorted to rituals like baby
    tossing, believing it will ensure their children’s health. While most people around the
    world would consider this act barbaric, locals approach the ceremony with a more
    festive mood, as they cheer on and dance with the commencement of the ritual.

    Due to the recent viral internet outbreak of the ritual, the India’s National Commission
    for Protection of Child’s Rights has started working on banning the act. In 2011, local
    campaigners managed to get the practice banned, but it returned a week later in another
    village.

    In addition, police officers had tried to stop the festival, but angry villagers rebelled,
    proving the officers’ efforts futile. Lov Verma of the National Commission of
    Protection of Child’s Rights says, “‘I’m absolutely shocked by this. It’s not simply the
    government’s job. We need to educate all those who take part in this barbaric practice –
    the temple priests and the community.”

    Still, locals and participants insist that it is their religious right to attend the ritual. One
    temple-goer says, “Our religious beliefs pull many of us to this ceremony every year.”
    People were even shocked by the government’s efforts to ban the annual festival. “By
    doing this, such kids will be healthy, strong, and live longer,” says the tribal priest.

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    In conclusion, baby tossing is still practiced to this very day and shows no indication of
    a cessation. The seemingly controversial act may be approved by the Indians
    themselves but has gained a tremendous amount of criticism over the past few years.
    Indians, however, continue to make the argument that there has never been any injury or
    accident noted. Whether the ritual will continue to exist and “bless” children remains an
    unanswered, is a paramount question.

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