It is accepted everywhere. What is the social stigma in it?’’ Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar said while hearing the PIL by Swanath Foundation. Advocate Uday Warunjikar argued that just as the word ‘disabled’ was changed to ‘divyang’, so should ‘anath’ be changed to ‘swanath’. The judges noted that the Marathi, Hindi and Bengali synonyms for the English word orphan is ‘anath’. “Besides, orphanages in Marathi, Hindi and English are called anath ashram. We do not agree that the word orphan used to describe a person who has unfortunately lost his parents attaches a stigma,” the judges said.
It is accepted everywhere. What is the social stigma in it?’’ Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar said while hearing the PIL by Swanath Foundation. Advocate Uday Warunjikar argued that just as the word ‘disabled’ was changed to ‘divyang’, so should ‘anath’ be changed to ‘swanath’. The judges noted that the Marathi, Hindi and Bengali synonyms for the English word orphan is ‘anath’. “Besides, orphanages in Marathi, Hindi and English are called anath ashram. We do not agree that the word orphan used to describe a person who has unfortunately lost his parents attaches a stigma,” the judges said.