Why can't we get rid of the dowry system in India?

Since in India all the elder people living they have theold mentality only. they can't walk with the new generation. so when these people can't walk then they bring the new generation people towards there side. They grow up there son with the attitude of taking dowry from the girl. when some one will ask the reason about this then they will say that when we will go out for our daughters marriage then no one will leave us without taking dowry so why shold we leave it now. if the people will think in such a way then this system will never stop but it will go other round that it will increase more then it is today. to get rid of this people must change there thinking. if one will start then it will motivate others. so it's up to u --------- start and let other immitate u. bcoz in india u will find many gentlemens who do not take dowry. and u also get into those gentlemens u live and let others live

We, in the Philippines, have no dowry arrangement as a pre-requisite to marriage, we marry here in our country because of genuine love and nothing else. That would be very disconcerting if someone will marry you just because you give huge amount or properties. In that kind of system, it is unavoidable that some will take advantage of the situation which is unfair to women.

Hi. What i know that some families in the Philippines practice the giving of dowry. But its the other way around, it should be the guy gives to the girl's family what they ask when he ask their daugthers hand. I remembered my cousin had to come up a certaib amount and some animals when he asked his fiancee's hand. He borrowed and asked money from his relatives just to come out that amount. The funny part was he asked to lower down the dowry and the parents agreed because their daugther was already pregnant.

hi mercury it is a "get rich fast scheme" .. the day when parents believe that their daughters not necessarily get married and the day the woman says i can be own my own and do not need man ... the day that the general public (neighbours) stop talking of unmarried woman as a plague ... that day ... the dowry system will end .. thank god the indians did not bring the system to my country .. cheers

I can see where this would become a problem. However, we must look at the roots of where the dowry is used for. The dowry is used not only as a covenant in between the two families saying , " You will take care of my daughter" and also as a symbol of their culture. When a father loses everything for his daughter, he is more proud than anything even if life's road is about to hit home.

ya definetly these sort of problems prevail in the villages of our country more than cities and towns as such clear councelling and right knowledge given to them can only stop this problem and only the youth can do more to stop these sorts of acts and certain stringent laws can help these problem to get destroyed to its core