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Mali Devi with her two-year-old—and second—daughter Khushi at their home in Dolatpura Kotda, 35 km north-east of Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital. The panchayat is one of 30 where more girls were born than boys over the last year, a historic achievement in a state with India’s fifth-worst child sex-ratio. Credit: Devanik Saha

Rajasthan’s Revolution: In 30 Panchayats, More Girls Born Than Boys