Indian society is the problem of dowry system. It has become the every day news item‚ no day passes away when we don’t hear news relating to dowry death or dowry harassment. The irony lies in the fact that women in India are worshipped in the form of shakti‚ she is burned and harassed by her in-laws every day in one part of the nation or the other. Dowry‚ in ordinary sense‚ refers to money‚ gifts‚ goods or estate that wife brings to her husband in marriage The dowry has a long history in Europe‚ South
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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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Dowry is derived from the ancient Hindu customs of ‘kanyadan’ and ‘stridhan’. In ‘kanyadan’‚ the father of the bride offers the father of the groom money or property‚ etc whereas for ‘stridhan’‚ the bride herself gets jewelry and clothes at the time of her marriage‚ usually from her relatives or friends. In Varadakshina’‚ the father of the bride presents the groom cash or kind. All of these could be done voluntarily and out of affection and love. The Hindu marriage system is sacramental. According
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Dower and dowry confusion The dower is a sum of money or other property which becomes payable by the husband to the wife as an effect of marriage[1]. On the other hand‚ Dowry is a transaction between two parties involving cash‚ or other valuable articles such as precious metals‚ gems‚ clothing‚ appliances‚ real estate‚ or goods for entertainment‚ made as a condition for entering a marriage contract[2].The dowry system is not recognised in the religion or the law of the Muslim societies but has
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Helen Nguyen 17462408 31 May 2014 Economics (welfare) What are the key anthropological issues in the relationship between humans and animals used for testing and utility? Why do some people support this practice while others are against it? Animals have always been a large contribution to human life. Their most common and significant contributions comes in the form of meat‚ milk and eggs- either for direct consumption by the owners or for sale to the wider public. Other often overlooked
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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 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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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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The dowry system is an age old system and a peculiar phenomenon of the Indian society. It is‚ as today‚ a curse to the society. Dowry is the name given to all that‚ the parents of a girl give to her when she gets married. At the face of it‚ the system seems quite appropriate‚ healthy and logical‚ for‚ in this simple way‚ the parents of the girl help her in setting a new home. So far‚ so good and‚ originally also the purpose of dowry was very justified and understandable. Let us now analyze
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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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