DOWRY : The Social Evil
Dowry D- Devils in the world O- Oppressing and Ostracizing W- Women, R- Ruthlessly! they were Y- Yearning for life! When we think of the Social evils of our Society, Dowry is one of the main evils. The gift exchanging between the families has been changed into a ceremony of social atrocity. The Oxford Dictionary defines it as an amount of property or Money brought by the bride to her husband on their marriage. Dowry is a social menace and is one of the main reasons for abuse of married women. A dowry is a transfer of parental property gifts or money at the marriage of 24 a daughter. The dowry is known as KANYADAAN in Indian marriage. KANYADAAN or STRIDHAN is an important part of Hindu Marital rites. Kanya- daughter Dhaan – dhana (gift). Rabindranath Tagore, one of India’s If not Asia’s greatest philosophers once said “Marriage in India...