Dowry

Dowry Culture is the enduring behavior ideas attitudes and tradition shared by a large group of people and transmit it to one generation to the next. India is one of those countries that has strong influence by culture. The custom of dowry, long entrenched in India’s male dominant society , has attained alarming proportions during the last few decades. There is hardly a day when the cries of dowry victims are not echoed by the …

…as a social phenomenon as aroused much public concern in temporary Indian society which is going a transitional phase under the capitalist heart with an uneven development. Well intentioned citizens and voluntary organizations started voicing their concerns against it. Despite all these we still find dowry based marriages throughout India. Reference Kumari, Ranjane. Brides are not for burning.(1989) Radiant Publisher, New Delhi. Paul, Maden. Dowry and position of women in India.(1986) Inter-India publication, New Delhi.