COIMBATORE: A poster stating that a Gandhipuram resident has been booked in a dowry harassment case created a flutter in the area. Police suspect this act to be done by members of a Chennai-based ...

It must stop and people like us have to come forward to fight this social evil,” Once the couple convince a family to conduct marriage without dowry, the family is encouraged to put up a poster ...

On May 19, after 23-year-old Vaishnavi was found dead at her marital home in Bavdhan, Pune, her father, Anil Kaspate, in an ...

addressing a gathering of women's self-help groups (shgs), after releasing posters decrying atrocities on women and dowry harassment by grama - a voluntary organisation and national institute of ...

Because of the dowry system, women are seen as a burden and this leads to female foeticide or infanticide. This further leads to gender inequality. In India, there are 914 girls for every 1000 ...

Dowry system is one example. I am a girl who is very aware of this practice. In our culture, the practice is still prevalent. This is sad that a girl’s worth is measured in terms of money.

Thus, dowry system has spread in almost all parts of the country and sections of society. According to reference of various Hadith Prophet Mohammad (Peace be Upon him) has given gifts to his ...

Ironically, the dowry system is like a deep-rooted tradition that’s hard to break free from. It’s like a cycle that keeps going on and on. Even educated and modern families start saving money ...

It is a culture of many countries including Pakistan. Dowry is a term used for the things which are necessary for a girl who is going to be married and so her parents give to her daughter.