<p>India celebrated its daughters on Thursday after&nbsp;Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi launching a campaign on social media to celebrate daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters this week.</p>
<p>Thursday was designated as "Daughter's Day'. The campaign is aimed at reducing female foeticide and improving India's skewed sex ratio and educating girls.</p>
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<p lang="es" dir="ltr">With my Daughter-&Igrave;&para;i&Igrave;&para;n&Igrave;&para;-&Igrave;&para;L&Igrave;&para;a&Igrave;&para;w&Igrave;&para; Yamini &amp; granddaughter Anasuya. Join me for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBBPDaughtersWeek?src=hash">#BBBPDaughtersWeek</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBBP?src=hash">#BBBP</a> <a href="https://t.co/hEB3APHqiA">pic.twitter.com/hEB3APHqiA</a></p>
&mdash; Maneka Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) <a href="https://twitter.com/Manekagandhibjp/status/762615808128417792">August 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>To kick-off the campaign, Maneka Gandhi tweeted a photograph with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Secretaries of Govt. of India celebrating Daughter&rsquo;s Day with us. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBBPDaughtersWeek?src=hash">#BBBPDaughtersWeek</a>. More power to daughters. <a href="https://t.co/NI1pzG9RNX">pic.twitter.com/NI1pzG9RNX</a></p>
&mdash; Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) <a href="https://twitter.com/MinistryWCD/status/763704924551127040">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>The campaign asks people to post photographs with their daughters, daughters-in-law and granddaughters on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms using the hashtag #BBBPDaughtersWeek.</p>
<p>From celebs like Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir to ordinary folks, everyone participated in the campaign to spread the word.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>HERE ARE SOME OF THE TWEETS:</strong></span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A little girl stole my heart and she calls me Daddy! To all the little and grown up girls, Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaughtersDay?src=hash">#DaughtersDay</a> ! <a href="https://t.co/BbUvFSix9H">pic.twitter.com/BbUvFSix9H</a></p>
&mdash; Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) <a href="https://twitter.com/GautamGambhir/status/763690570632093696">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Daughter is not equal to TENSIONS....Daughter is equal to TEN SONS<br /><br />Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaughtersDay?src=hash">#DaughtersDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/G9RsgIaeXt">pic.twitter.com/G9RsgIaeXt</a></p>
&mdash; Kodali Nani (@IamKodaliNani) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamKodaliNani/status/763741942475665410">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">With my daughter ! :-) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaughtersDay?src=hash">#DaughtersDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/9mOTJMl5QJ">pic.twitter.com/9mOTJMl5QJ</a></p>
&mdash; subhadra (@subhadra_72) <a href="https://twitter.com/subhadra_72/status/763724739579752453">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DaughtersDay?src=hash">#DaughtersDay</a><a href="https://twitter.com/ysjagan">@ysjagan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YSRCParty">@YSRCParty</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/varun2c">@varun2c</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vincy7M_">@Vincy7M_</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IamHVR">@IamHVR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/raajareddyp">@raajareddyp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ShailajaReddi">@ShailajaReddi</a> <a href="https://t.co/OIuFLgVa80">pic.twitter.com/OIuFLgVa80</a></p>
&mdash; Manvitha reddy (@ManviRdy) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManviRdy/status/763714983452520448">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our girls are the present and future give them <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Taleem?src=hash">#Taleem</a>;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BBBPDaughtersWeek?src=hash">#BBBPDaughtersWeek</a> <a href="https://t.co/oz79snJUWj">pic.twitter.com/oz79snJUWj</a></p>
&mdash; Taleem India (@TaleemInIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaleemInIndia/status/763669643747786752">August 11, 2016</a></blockquote>
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