Dowry System

Get Access to StudyMode.com -Complete Your Registration Now.Essays»Law©2013 StudyMode.comLegalSite MapAdvertiseBycutean, September 2010 |3 Pages (623 Words)| 3596 Views| Report| This is aPremium essay for upgraded membersUpgrade to access full essay•Dowry is a social evil.Dowry system has beenprevaling in all communities of India.It is an age oldcustom that is followed in India.When a boy is gettingmarried to a girl the parents of the boy fix a certainamount of cash and gold to be given by the girls parents.In olden days there was no demand from the boys side.The girls parents used to give some amount to the boysparents as gift.Later it became a habit to demand dowry.The brides parents struggle to arrange for cash.Ifdowry is not given the bride is harassed by the in-lawsand their relatives.The grooms resort to beating andmental torture on the bride.The institution of marriagewhich is supposed to be very sacred turned out to be atrade of men by the parents.The more educated the boyis the more the dowry is demanded.Apart from cash,gold and other house hold articles are demanded.Insome countries in the ancient times the groom only hadto bring certain no: horses to give to brides father thenonly he was allowed th marry the girl.The kings in Indiaused to give dowry only for the sake of prestage.Therewas no greed from the grooms side also.Ladies wererespected though they were confined to the four walls.Later the attitude changed and people were overcomeby greed.Dowry is also one of the reason for genderdiscrimination.If a girl is born the father almost has aheart attack.The population also increased in our grandfathers times.They used to give birth to so manychildren waiting for a boy to be born.In somecommunities the girl child was abandoned or evenkilled.With the development of science femaleinfenticides began.Some people resort to abort the girlchild.Now a days even the educated boys who are settledabraod are harrasing their wifes for more dowry.Thebride who goes with