Dowry system in India
DOWRY In present India, ‘dowry’ is a word that is not spoken but practised. Dowry is a belief that Indian society has long preserved, that women are a burden on families. The Dowry system reduces the woman’s value to the gold ornaments and money she brings to her husband’s house. We Indians actively follow an outdated tradition of projecting the bride groom’s family as superior to the bride family. Dowry, also known as trousseau or tocher, is the money, gifts, and property given to women or groom or groom’s family at the time of marriage. Dowry is a social evil present in every part of society even today and has caused unimaginable torture and crimes towards women and her family. Dowry System In India In India, many traditions get followed for ages, some of them were initially started with a concern to make life easier, and one such system is dowry. But now, it has become a problem, a social issue that should get resolved. In India, almost every family has a girl child, and her m...