Birthmarks: Not a big issue!

Thirty-two-year-old Manaka Singh remembers being discriminated against as a child by the elders of her family who thought she was possessed and inauspicious because of a birthmark on her neck.

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"People still have myths associated with these birthmarks and I had to face a lot of discrimination because some people in my family thought I was possessed and was inauspicious," Singh said.

"This discrimination forced me to get rid of this mark because it was affecting my mental state and social interactions," she added.
 

Text: IANS

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