In Ranchi, well known for her relentless efforts in bringing the issue of ‘Abandonment & Exposure’ and Infanticide infront of the society renowned journalist Monika Gunjan Arya , Chairperson & Founder Trustee of Ashrayani Foundation has elaborately covered the serious issue of infanticide and abandenment & exposure of infants. Awareness is key to eradication of Abandonment and Infanticide in India says Monika Arya. Infanticide is an act that goes directly against the ‘Right to Life’ of children. Although it was more common and prevelant in the past, today we can still come across cases of infanticide. An act of deliberately causing the death of a very young child. A report of Kelly Kislaya on the rising trend of Abandonment exposure in 2019 where 16 newborns out of 22 are dead now published in The Pioneer.