The dowry system is an age old system and a peculiar phenomenon of the Indian society. It is, as today, a curse to the society. Dowry is the name given to all that, parents of a girl give to her when she gets married.
At the face of it, the system seems quite appropriate healthy and logical, for, in this simple way, the pan-in of the girl help her in setting a new home. So far, sogood and, originally also the purpose of dowry was very justified and understandable.
Let us now analyse how and why this system took birth at all? In the earlier times of Indian society, the Lighter had no share in the father's property so, by way of dowry the girl would get at least some portion of her share.
Besides this, in those days, the girls were not educated so, this dowry could serve the
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