Indian girls change 'unwanted' names

More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean "unwanted" in Hindi have changed their monikers.

Some of the 285 girls chose to name themselves after Bollywood stars such as Aishwarya or Hindu goddess Savitri, but others opted for new identities that mean "prosperous, beautiful and good".

Ashmita - which means "very tough" - is "very happy" that she's changed her name from Nakusa, which meant "unwanted".

She explained: "Now in school, my classmates and friends will be calling me this new name, and that makes me very happy."