Dowry is a multi-faceted‚ deep-rooted gender issue with social‚ economic and health consequences. This social evil has brought fatal effects to the lives of ordinary women of our society. This social crime has recently made footings in some countries‚ which were traditionally free of this evil like Afghanistan and Bangladesh‚ but our focus here remains Pakistan. The paper concentrates on the religious‚ social and economic structures of the Pakistani society to explain the age-old tradition of extortion
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situation of Dowry in India No sooner did Prof.Nagendra open the door of his room than he slumped on the ground with a shriek of horror with a shriek of horror. Three girls‚ pretty‚ nubile and silently smiling were swinging to and fro in the air. They were the dead bodies of his loving daughters who could not bear his mortifications or not being able to marry them for the want of dowry. Never did Dr. Tandon imagine that his daughters would be strangulated to death for not bringing enough dowries before
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A Dreadful Evil--Dowry As soon as I opened my eyes I saw the big and bold headline on the newspaper‚ “Dowry tales: Woman set on fire by husband‚ in-laws.” According to reports‚ “24-year-old Jyoti died after she was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws on Sunday as her parents could not meet dowry demand of 10000 dollars.” (live). Day by day this dreadful evil is taking away so many lives. One dowry death is reported every 77 minutes.(Sinha) Reading the Newspaper I remembered
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Agenda No.8 REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF “DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961” The ‘Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961’ is being implemented in the country for five decades now‚ but‚ the practice of dowry and dowry related crimes continue to be a matter of concern. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that the number of cases reported under the Dowry Prohibition Act increased by almost 25% from 4504 in 2006 to 5623 in 2007 although it fell marginally by a little over 1% in 2008. State/UT-wise analysis
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Introduction The system of giving dowry to girls in marriage is an ancient Indian custom. It is infact that portion of the parent’s wealth which they wish to give to the daughter. This helps the girls in question and the groom to start a home of their own. However‚ it is very sad that this custom has been vitiated in our times‚ and the system has become a menace‚ a social evil in our society. Wedding are no longer happy events‚ but keep the brides‚ parents on tenterhooks lest the groom’s family
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Dowry Menace Assault‚ harassment‚ death‚ torture‚ suicide‚ murder‚ it is a consistent flow of thoughts‚ is it not? Well‚ I consider this to be a synonym of none other than the word dowry. Dowry is the money‚ goods or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. When we look back into history‚ dowry was widely practiced in most parts of the world until the early modern era. In England‚ failure to provide a customary‚ or agreed-upon‚ dowry could cause a marriage to be called off. Vast
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Dowry “The dreadful disease of Deccan” In my leisure time I try to write Articles for the benefit of mankind and social awareness. This time the thing which is pinching my mind from some days is the rising issue of Dowry in United Andra Pradesh. Since I got impressed with the development‚cuisines‚hospitality and literacy rate of Andra Pradesh but one thing really annoyed me and it was really heart-broken:”Dowry”.I have been here in Andra Pradesh from last one year and I do observe the
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Dowry as Social Evil!!! There are many dead‚ rotten‚ harmful and old traditions and customs that still prevail in our society. They are a blot on the fair name of our culture and civilization. Dowry system is one of these curses. It has been customary to give cash and many valuable articles by the parents of a girl in her marriage‚ to the bridegroom. This evil practice; s spreading rapidly in spite of loud protests‚ legislations‚ public condemnation and bride-burnings. Even highly educated‚ civilized
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THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) (20th May‚ 1961) An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the official Gazette‚ appoint
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Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as
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