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Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 15 Mar

There has been a law against dowry acceptance since 1961 but still the bridegroom and his family haven't stopped asking money, jewelry and other assets like house, car or bike from the bride's family. Only then the marriage date...

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Women's Life in the Victorian Era ~ Marriage and the Dowry

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 21 Jan

A woman's rights during this period were extremely limited. When they married they gained a husband and lost themselves. A marriage agreement quite often was composed of a dowry. This was a crucial part of the marriage for middle...

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Domestic violence and Indian male suicides

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 6 Feb 25

Recently a BJP MP advocated domestic violence to prevent the frequent male suicides taking place in India. Isn't it something bizarre? Indian women had been the victim of domestic violence since years. Many have lost their lives...

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What I've learnt about arranged marriages

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Apr 20

This is long but sometimes you can’t do a subject justice by cutting a post too short. Feel free to skip to another post. I like to think I’m open-minded and not given to make hasty decisions without knowing a little about the...

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The wives abandoned by men

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 18 Jul 18

i just came upon this video on youtube and it is quite heartbreaking. How some people just marry another for dowry and just leave or abuse them It is also quite recent, and may still be happening to some....

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Are practice of giving dowry in marriages eradicated?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 14 Jun 16

there is a tradition of giving dowry during marriages by the parents of the bride in many parts of the world. In India there is dowry prohibition act, which makes it criminal offence? But has the tradition being eradicated? In...

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Dowry and marriage.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 22 Nov 15

I was just reading a post by one of my indian friends here about love marriage and arranged marriage. This led me to remember about one of my indian friends from the old mylot. At the time, he was arranging the marriage of one of...

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Dowry issues

Margaret Mwangi @Missmwngi (12915) • Nairobi, Kenya 23 Oct 15

Do you have dowry issues at your place? There is traditions here that need to be followed when it comes to dowry. For example a son cannot pay dowry if his father has not paid his,a daughter cannot have her dowry paid by the...

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Marriage in middle class family in India

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 24 Sep 15

Hi Mylot Friends, Now a days weddings are costly in India, I do not know about the cost of weddings in other countries. There are lot of formalities to perform in Hindu marriages especially in Aryavysa and Brahmin community. I...

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Is Dowry in India the cause for decline in girl to boy ratio??

MANISH K RAO @mkrnex (785) • Bangalore, India 18 Sep 15

I have seen the parents of the girl who are economically challenged struggle to marry their daughter.As they have to arrange a hefty sum for groom's side known as "dowry"!!.It ranges from thousands to lakhs to even crores...

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Gold silver price falling

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 16 Apr 13

[b]The cost of gold is dropping here in India, today it is 27600 INR for 10 grams, last Saturday it dropped by 1250 INR and on 15th April by 750 INR. It is learnt that in London it dropped by 90 dollars per OZ and stands at 1386...

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I think in our modern society,the dowry can be canceled in marriage

skyandgrassplot @skyandgrassplot (1497) • China 2 Feb 13

I think the marriage is base on the ture love,so as the traditional symbol,the dowry also should be kept up with the times,no longer be the burden of the girl's family,or at least we can use some good but not experience things to...

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Snake as dowry

Kalyni2011 @Kalyni2011 (3496) • India 27 Sep 12

Just now I read in our newspaper ‘KHABAR ‘ about this strange costume; in our Hindu marriages dowry is a must; this is gold/silver jewelry, furniture, clothes even home, car and cash; [b]but snake as...

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Does dowry really matter to get married??

siri26 @siri26 (331) • India 13 Oct 11

In ancient India dowry system is quiet desent. They started it for good reason. The kings considerr this as a means to girls their due as ansistral property. Later on it became like a SEED MONEY, which is helpful to start new huse...

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I feel relaxed today but tired too

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 7 Jun 11

Friends you must have seen the discussion, by my wife Kalyani. We will be performing marriage of Goddess http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2535725.aspx?p=0 It is over, Goddess Parvati went with her hubby God Shiva to the...

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'HELP' why always wife harassed by her husband?

1q2w3e4r1q2w3e4r @1q2w3e4r1q2w3e4r (51) • India 2 Jun 11

if you read newspaper,you will find tht several married women are being harassed,mercilessly killed or compelled to take by husbands for want of dowrly or other reasons.I think Girls must have to find out the family...

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Arranged marriage first step

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 30 Apr 11

My brother in law died in an accident last year, he has a daughter now 21, works as Chemist in a steel plant. My father in law is no more, but mother in law and mother of the girl are alive. They treat me as the eldest in the...

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Do yo think that dowry system will end if arranged marriage is banned?

ravi_s2025 @ravi_s2025 (510) • India 7 Mar 11

Even though arraged marriage has its own advantages,it has a lot of disadvantages also,the main among which is dowry system.Rich people are happy to give huge amount of dowry for their daughter.Even middle class people want to...

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dowry in marriages

kendrathil @kendrathil (308) • India 23 Oct 10

There is a custom here in India that dowry is given away during marriages. There are a large number of women in this country who are still single because their parents are not able to give dowry. Moreover, it is in India that more...

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Those cruel customs in our culture...

vanny @vandana7 (102698) • India 13 Sep 10

Of course, everybody knows about dowry and consequently death of baby girls. For those who didnt know, there are people who have actually slaughtered a baby girl because they couldnt afford to earn enough for dowry, and some...

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