Dowry is a traditional practice in India, wherein the brides parents give money to the grooms father for marrying their daughter.
It is more common in some regions and castes and not so in others. Even though it is against Indian Law , to accept or offer dowry, it is violated on a daily basis.
Many intellectuals opine that Dowry is root cause of many evils in Indian Society. The reasons are not too difficult to understand. The dowry system creates a competetion among brides’ parents to offer more money to get a good groom.
In many castes the amounts go upto a couple of crore rupees (Rs. 100 lacs + ).
Many crimes occuring in the society can be traced to dissatisfaction over the dowry.
Police in India today, report crimes which are dowry related as a separate category.
Many police stations have anti dowry cells. Many govts. have separate anti-dowry units to initiate programs to educate people about the ills of the dowry system. It is ironical that dowry practice is high among the rich too.
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