In a country where many parents still prefer sons, a family in Maharashtra’s Pune gave a grand welcome to their newborn daughter. They arranged a helicopter to take their daughter, the first in the family, home and a clip of the joyful event has been doing rounds on social media.
“We didn’t have a girl child in our entire family. So, to make our daughter’s homecoming special, we arranged a chopper ride worth Rs 1 lakh,” Vishal Zarekar, the girl’s father, was quoted as saying by ANI in a tweet.
The clip shows a man carrying the child from the chopper and handing her over to Zarekar. He then enters a car and a woman is seen smiling and cajoling the baby. The child’s mother is also seen heading towards the car as other women gather and are seen looking at the child affectionately.
Watch the video here:
#WATCH Shelgaon, Pune | Grand Homecoming ! A family brought their newborn girlchild in a chopper
We didn’t have a girlchild in our entire family. So, to make our daughter’s homecoming special, we arranged a chopper ride worth Rs 1 lakh:Vishal Zarekar,father
(Source: Family) pic.twitter.com/tA4BoGuRbv
— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2022
To make our daughter’s homecoming special, we arranged a chopper ride worth Rs 1 lakh. We did not have a girl child in our entire family, said the father
(Pic source: Family) pic.twitter.com/K3Pd4rSkbL
— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2022
While some users showered love for the baby and were elated with the family’s act, some others raised concerns over the money spent and the impact of the chopper’s noise on the child.
“Great motivation story; nice to see Indian families celebrating the birth of a girl child!” commented another user. “Don’t mean to spoil the party but if they have lakh it’s Better to donate, lot of children be it boy or girl are suffering in orphanages,” wrote another user.
“Is it safe for a newborn to travel via helicopter? The loud sound and other problems in this mode of commute. Debatable. But good to see someone welcoming a girl child this way. Appreciate the intent,” commented a user.
Don’t mean to spoil the party but if they have lakh it’s Better to donate, lot of children be it boy or girl are suffering in orphanages.
— RS_Rajput (@Jay_natified) April 5, 2022
Is it safe for a newborn to travel via helicopter? The loud sound and other problems in this mode of commute.
Debatable .But good to see someone welcoming girl child this way. Appreciate the intent.
— Ankit ✍️ (@ankitmathur4u) April 5, 2022
Great motivation story; nice to see Indian families celebrating the birth of a girl child!!😇🙏
— Praveen Gupta (@Praveen_VibExp) April 6, 2022
Wish every girl child get this warm welcoming in this world
— Sree (@Sree27101724) April 5, 2022
May god bless the child, 2 things bothered me:
1. chopper noise it’s shocking if not damaging for a new born ears🙁
2. Money spent for ride 1 Lacs could have been invested wisely for her future (not aware abt couple finances) from d looks they don’t seem financially independent pic.twitter.com/WdOLKfD3Nu— Twooshar🍥 (@twooshar) April 5, 2022
Best way of welcoming a girl child 😍😍
— Purushoth kumar (@purush120698) April 6, 2022
In April last year, a Rajasthan family had also welcomed their newborn daughter by hiring a helicopter. The family covered a distance of 40 kilometres by air and grabbed attention online.
