One of the worst evils of Indian Society is the Dowry System. The word 'Dowry' means the property and money that a bride brings to her husband's house at the time of her marriage. It is a custom that is prevalent in all the sections of our society in one form or the other.
In ancient India daughters had no rights of inheritance to their family's wealth. In order to ensure financial security to their daughter’s parents gave expensive moveable property like gold, diamond, jewellery, silver utensils, and other house hold articles, etc.
In course of time dowry is demanded exorbitantly, and became a crude institution resulting in female infanticide, suicide, bride burning and other indignities and cruelties.
The problem has become a serious …show more content…
INCOME TO THE GROOMS FAMILY: It has become a source of income form the part of the groom’s family. It is because of the greediness on part of them. Groom’s family demands dowry according to the education qualification of their son.
4. ASPIRATION TO MARRY RICH FAMILY: From the part of the Bride’s family they are making mistake because they aspire to marry their daughter in rich family to keep up or add to their prestige. The high marriage market value of the boys belonging to rich and high social status families has swelled the amount of dowry.” It is wrong on part of the bride’s family to marry their daughter to the grooms family which does not suit them.
5. PRESSURES OF THE CASTE SYSTEM: Dowry is mainly related to caste system. Parents of the Bride’s family marry their daughter to the groom belonging to their same caste as it is considered as prestige problem. So parents of bride’s family give dowry to the groom’s family to get their daughter married.
CONSEQUENCES OF DOWRY
WIFE ABUSE AND MURDER: The main consequence of dowry is that it induces man to eliminate his current wife or murder her if he gets a opportunity to marry second wife if she gives more dowry. The main purpose of these types of people is to become rich without earning on their own. In this situation it may lead to suicide, or burning his current wife to marry another, murder,
In ancient India daughters had no rights of inheritance to their family's wealth. In order to ensure financial security to their daughter’s parents gave expensive moveable property like gold, diamond, jewellery, silver utensils, and other house hold articles, etc.
In course of time dowry is demanded exorbitantly, and became a crude institution resulting in female infanticide, suicide, bride burning and other indignities and cruelties.
The problem has become a serious …show more content…
INCOME TO THE GROOMS FAMILY: It has become a source of income form the part of the groom’s family. It is because of the greediness on part of them. Groom’s family demands dowry according to the education qualification of their son.
4. ASPIRATION TO MARRY RICH FAMILY: From the part of the Bride’s family they are making mistake because they aspire to marry their daughter in rich family to keep up or add to their prestige. The high marriage market value of the boys belonging to rich and high social status families has swelled the amount of dowry.” It is wrong on part of the bride’s family to marry their daughter to the grooms family which does not suit them.
5. PRESSURES OF THE CASTE SYSTEM: Dowry is mainly related to caste system. Parents of the Bride’s family marry their daughter to the groom belonging to their same caste as it is considered as prestige problem. So parents of bride’s family give dowry to the groom’s family to get their daughter married.
CONSEQUENCES OF DOWRY
WIFE ABUSE AND MURDER: The main consequence of dowry is that it induces man to eliminate his current wife or murder her if he gets a opportunity to marry second wife if she gives more dowry. The main purpose of these types of people is to become rich without earning on their own. In this situation it may lead to suicide, or burning his current wife to marry another, murder,