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Synopsis Illustrations of deprivation and infringement of rights of the girls are mostly recorded from developing countries, but the stark reality is that they continue to be manifested in diverse forms in diverse countries. Their unequal status is reflected in innumerable countries across the globe but the other story of the happy girl child with a smiling face is seldom noticed or projected. This is because the happy stories are not projected evenly with the sad stories. The present book has tried to cover those illuminating situations and mechanisms by which the different dilemmas encountered by the girl child, in the formative years of her life can be either prevented or cured. Intended to be read by the general masses, concerned with social contemporary issues affecting the world, the book intends to be of help to organizations which are committed to social issues affecting children, the government authorities working in the area of empowerment of children and women, human rights organizations operating in various areas for the promotion of human rights, researchers and academicians working in the premises of social sciences including sociology, human rights, law, psychology and economics. It has been conceived in two Sections; while the first Section emphasizes the problems and the solutions to the problems faced by the girl child, the second Section establishes the same with experiences from diverse countries cutting across continents. The book through its various articles also tries to find answers to two very intriguing questions: Is it only education that plays the dominant role in uplifting the girl child from her miseries? And Is the girl child in misery or mirth?