Dowry system in India
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Dowry system in India
Dowry system:-
The dowry system means that during a marriage when the bride’s family gives the groom’s family money and property for the marriage. This system dates started to very ancient times. Dowry is given to the groom’s family so they can take proper care of the bride. But nowadays it’s become like a trade. The greed of the groom’s family became more and more, which led to many malicious crimes like domestic violence, murder, etc. Sometimes the bride’s family felt very much burdened by this system for not fulfilling the demand of the groom’s family. It has been a threat that if they don’t marry their girls, their reputation in society will be destroyed. In Asian countries, especially in India dowry system is very much relevant in today’s generation also. Some people even think that if they don’t demand anything from the bride’s family, it’s like a crime. Sometimes the married girls have faced a lot of difficulty for this even many times it’s led to their death. They have to face physical and mental violence for this. That’s why it’s become illegitimate in India. To protect girls from this, the government made a law under the 1961 Act. For this system, girl children were seen as a burden in the family. So the people below the poverty level killed their daughters after and sometimes before birth. The dowry system should always be prevented. No one should accept or give any kind of money or property during marriage. Marriage is a bond of love and a pure relationship; it should never be polluted by acts like the dowry system.
– Written By Ishita Gupta
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