<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Anu Bhuvanachandran and Mehar Babrah"><item><title>Non-performance of last rites by a female: Ancient tradition or yet another patriarchal norm?</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/non-performance-of-last-rites-by-a-female-ancient-tradition-or-yet-another-patriarchal-norm/</link><pubDate>December 25, 2021, 4:09 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/da935f5a_6987_P_3_mr-1.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>In our society, people pray, organize ‘pooja’ and ‘hawan’ so that a son is born to them. For many of them, the “logic” behind this is the age-old belief that only sons can light the pyres of their parents. Daughters, however, are not “allowed” to ...</excerpt></item></author></feed>