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Maneka Gandhi's effort to strengthen familial bonds

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Business Standard New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 04 2016 | 9:41 PM IST
During the second anniversary celebrations of the National Democratic Alliance government, Minister for Women and Child Welfare Maneka Gandhi said that as part of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme, she had started another one: the Dadi-Poti (paternal grandmother-granddaughter) scheme to foster a more progressive outlook in the family.

For those present at the venue, it took a while for the penny to drop. Who was the dadi in Gandhi's own household? It was Indira Gandhi, of course, who was part of Maneka Gandhi's early socialisation.

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First Published: Jun 04 2016 | 9:41 PM IST

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