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Dowry or Dahej is the money, goods, orestate that a woman brings to her

husband in marriage. The practice of giving Dowry is very

common in the Indian and South Asiancultures.


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The family of the bride gives the groomand/or his family dowry to ensure that

their daughter will be well taken care of. Dowry is a form of assurance that the

bride will be well treated. If not, it can berevoked.

In the event that the husband dies, thewife will be financially stable throughinheritance of the dowry she paid.


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We can date the history of Dowry as farback as 1700 BC when the Code of

Hammurabi was written. This code stated that in the death of her

husband or through divorce, the wifewould receive back the Dowry that shepaid to him.


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The initial role of dowry was to financiallyprovide for the bride because she wasmoving into a joint family with the groom.

Women were not allowed to work and earn

a living outside of the home, so dowry wassuppose to serve as her income and hercontribution to the home.


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As times have changed, Dowry is now

considered a way for a groom and his

family to extort money and gifts from the

bride and her family.

Families often go broke because they are

unable to supply the Dowry to the groom.

Majority of these women come from poorto middle class homes in which their parents

save for years in order to provide Dowry to

the groom.


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Dowry death is the death of youngwomen either by murder or suicide as a

resort of inability to provide more dowryto her husband and his family.

The most common form of dowry deathis bride burning in which the bride isdoused with gasoline or kerosene andset on fire. This is usually done by thegroom or his family.


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These women committed suicide byhanging or poisoning because they

could no longer endure the harassmentand torture they were being subjectedto by their in-laws and groom.


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According to the IndianNational Crime RecordsBureau(NCRB) therewere approx. 6787reported dowry deaths

in India in 2005. The NCRB also reported

that there were 2,276female suicides relatedto dowry in 2006 whichamounts to 6 deaths perday.


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Hinduism is thepredominant religion inIndia. Giving of Dowry isa tradition and ritualobserved in Hindu

marriages. Arranged marriages in

India are a commoncultural practice.

The Hindu religion states

that marriage is a sacredrelationship and consistof dharma(obligatoryduty) and samskara(sacrament).


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In July1961, Indian officials created TheDowry Prohibition Act which prohibits thedemand, receipt, or payment of dowry in

marriage. In this act, any gifts viewed as a

precondition for marriage were punishableand illegal

Punishment for receiving or giving dowry isimprisonment up to 6 years and/or a fine of5000 Rupees or the amount of dowry whichwas paid (whichever is more).


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In 1986, this penal code was inserted into theDowry Prohibition Act stating if a woman isburned to death or dies due to(unnatural)

bodily injuries within seven years of hermarriage this case will be investigated asdowry death.

If it is proven that these women were tortured

or harassed soon before her death groom andhis family would be considered suspects and/orimplicated in the cause of her death(deemeddowry death).

Punishment can range from seven years to life.


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Despite the Dowry Prohibition Act andIndian Penal Code(304b) dowry anddowry death are still occurring in India.

Although dowry death maybeinvestigated convictions are slim tonone.

The accused party states that theirbeloved bride is dead as a result of akitchen fire.


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Female feticide is the actof death on a female fetus

Many Indian families areforced to result to feticidebecause they cannot

afford to pay dowry whentheir daughter becomes ofage to marry.

In the Indian culture Nodowry, No marriage is acommon term.

If these women did not getmarried she would be adisgrace to her family andshame their name.


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Indian Brides and their families are the oneswho suffer from the Dowry system

As a result of inability to provide (more)Dowry, they are often killed, harassed,tortured or commit suicide.

The extremely poor to middle class areaffected by the Dowry system

The groom and his family benefit fromreceiving Dowry and may kill the bride inorder to remarry and receive dowry fromanother bride(and her family).


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Women Organizations, legalamendments, media support , special

police cells for women and protest areall ways people are trying to end theDowry system in India.

Despite their attempts dowry stillcontinues to be a social norm in theIndian society, thus dowry deathscontinue to rise.


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Based on what I have learned, it appearsthat the dowry system in India will continueto be practiced.

Womens lives will be continue to bejeopardized and in the hands of her groomand his family

Women must make a stand to refuse to paythe dowry and the Indian Government mustmake every attempt possible to prosecuteand investigate every dowry deathreported.


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