Disputes over the price to be paid by the family of the bride to the father of the groom (the dowry) have, in some cases, led to the death of the bride…
Every country and every religion have their own traditions. It is what makes their culture different from each other. The American and Indian cultures have a vast differentiation between them. While the culture of America is a mixture of different cultures, the Indian culture is unique and has its own values. Even though dating and marriage have the same meaning to him and her in every culture, the meaning of their relationships and wedding celebrations to him and her are different.…
The next factor to cause conflict in Marjane’s identity is the opposing views she faces during school. In the chapter “The Dowry”, Marjane has transferred to a new school after being expelled, but still faces issues at her new school. Her teachers states that since the Islamic Republic, there are no longer any political prisoners, but Marjane argues by stating that infact the amount has increased. Consequently, Marjane gets in trouble and when she comes home from school her parents both treat her differently. Her father was content that she defended her beliefs and even said, “she gets that from her uncle,”(145) and while her father doesn’t seem upset, her mother is upset and even rebuttals his comment by saying, “maybe you’d like her to end…
Throughout thousands of years in the Hindu religion, a person’s social class was determined immediately after they are born. This organisation was then later known as the Caste System. Caste members lived, married, and worked within their selected group. A person born into one caste was not allowed to change castes or associate with other members of a different caste. Rules and expectations were set for each caste, each caste had a clear and distinct role within the community. It does not allow for upward mobility in society the Caste System is made up of four different castes; the highest among Hindu society were the Brahmins or priests, for the members of this caste it is essential that they keep themselves pure since they handle…
From a perspective of someone who lived in India for three years, the caste system in…
You have well-organized and structure system of the Hinduism caste system. I agree about the American and Hinduism have similar structure traits of the way people are treated. But the entire world has a caste system and it is unfair the way they treat their people. But that is the way of life and the only thing you can do is live every day as it could be your last.…
We are all familiar with the story : boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, boy and girl gets married. For the majority of the western world, this is our ideal of a great beginning to a perfect marriage. It is important to realize that while India is very modernized in some aspects (i.e.. they lead the world in student's math and science scores and produce the largest amount of engineers in the world) they still keep to the tradition of arranged marriages. Marriages formed out of love AKA "love marriages" do happen in India but it is not the norm. It is an accepted fact that a person's family will play a role in picking the marriage partner.…
The caste system described on Wikipedia, is the social stratification and social restrictions in the Indian subcontinent, in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed as jātis or castes.The caste system in India can be explained more of the a complex social structure of their hierarchy. The caste system is more of a group of people having a specific social rank. The jatis or castes can vary in size from a few to thousands of people. There are various different castes arranged in a hierarchy order into the four varnas or meaning colors. The four groups are the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and the Shudras. The Brahmins which are knowned as the priest and learned class. The Brahmins were the dominating in the system because of their knowledge and respect they have from their society. One of the most common ways they kept their stature was through marriage. It was almost a rule or restricted for them to move down the caste system of marriage. The Kshatriyas which are ranked second in the caste syste were known as the the warriors and aristocrats. The Kshatriyas traditionally ruled over communities and the Indian society. The members of the their group was responsible for defending the society and upholding the justice for the people. They also had their struggles with the Brahmins over power as well because they once were the ruling class. The Kshatriayas being warriors would rule by their strength and not with knowledge and religion as the Brahmins. The Vaishyas were the cultivators, aristans, and merchants of India’s society. The Vaishyas mainly dealt with the farming, agriculture, and trading in India during this time. They would put most of their focus on trade as merchants, their skilled labor, and owning of land. This group would help India expand and become prosperous economically. The fourth rank were known as Shudras. They are of this society known as landless peasants and serfs. They…
Thesis: By defining and explaining Mahr and Dowry, then differentiating between the two, one will gain a better understanding of each concept.…
I was invited by one of my friend on the occasion of marriage ceremony of his sister. Since I was very desperate as it was the debut for me to attend any marriage party in Hyderabad .I left for reception in the Evening. After Dinner I was sitting and discussing the marriage culture in Andra Pradesh. I was Shocked to know that the Dowry amount is touching the sky and upper limit depends on the status of girl’s family. I started thinking that in India more the 80 million people are living Below poverty Line, What about the Girls of the those families?, who is going to marry with them?, from where from there parents are going to get such a huge amount to get their daughters married.I got really curious about the issue and I started researching about it. I bumped into lot of people of different relegions,caste and creed and found that the this disease has communicated in the whole community and is getting incurable day by day. I also asked many youths about this issue and the replies were quiet unacceptable. Some replied that “we are not interested but our parents do” and some told that “our parents spend lot of money on our studies so we need to repay them and this is the way”. All the Answers were baseless and does not make any sense. When I discussed the same issue with some girls they answers was quiet similar that the girl’s family has no choice than giving dowry otherwise marriage is not…
Iyers like all other Brahmins trace their paternal ancestors to one of eight rishis or sages. Accordingly they classify themselves into eight gotras, based upon the ancestor rishi. The term Iyer derives from the term Ayya used by the people of the Tamil regions to denote a respected person and are seen as representatives of Vedic Culture. The term is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit word 'Arya' which means a 'noble person'.…
Historically, the dowry was referred as gift given voluntarily and it was restricted only to the Brahmins as the symbol of the highest caste. Today the dowry often refers to expensive material objects demand by the bridegroom’s family as opposed to voluntarily given and it is unfortunately becoming customary across many different castes and social groups. (Stone)…
The dowry custom continues to rule our society. In majority of Indian families, the boy has legacy rights, while the girl is given a large sum at the time of her marriage in lieu of the government regulated equal rights for girls in parental property. Thus, dowry system has spread in almost all parts of the country and sections of society.…
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In spite of modernization and the increasing role of women in all walks of life, the practice of the dowry in India is becoming widespread, and the value of dowry is increasing. Now the dowry has become a great criterion in the marriages instead of a proper bride. If a bride’s family fails to pay the amount of dowry demanded by the prospective groom’s family, the bride will be cruelly treated by the in-laws, and in many cases will be burnt to death.…