Guest dada_rocks Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1877872,000900030002.htm In East Champaran district, unemployed boys' families are offering a discount or even dropping the demand for dowry. However, what takes the cake is the offer of dowry to the girls who have landed a teaching job. "There is a complete change in the going rate on the dowry list in preparation for the busy marriage season ahead in January." This being 'Khar-Mas' when marriages are a taboo, marriage negotiations have undergone a sea change since the first week of December when most appointments came into force. :wtg: :wtg: Meanwhile lalooji's a$$ gets saved in disproportionate assets case by declartion of dowry. http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10091979.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Re: Dowry seekers turn into dowry givers i may be wrong, but i heard from somewhere this was practiced for ages in some places in south india.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabira Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Re: Dowry seekers turn into dowry givers yes Kerala. Still these days, kid gets mother's name unlike other states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Re: Dowry seekers turn into dowry givers i may be wrong' date=' but i heard from somewhere this was practiced for ages in some places in south india....[/quote'] Yes in some parts of India there still is matriarchical society.. :wtg: BTW in my view arranged marriage is the lifeline of dowry practice the day this practice falls out of favour of society dowry practice will vanish just like that ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Dowry seekers turn into dowry givers i am not sure, if dowry is tht great a problem in india nowadays as it was 20 yrs bak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Re: Dowry seekers turn into dowry givers dowry is problem for people on the cusp be it lower and lower middle class, lowe middle class and mid-middle class, mid middle class and upper middle class , upper middle class and upper class........ parents by nature wish well for their wards and stretch themselves monetarily a bit extra to propell them to the next group....... as long as u live within ur resources it's not a problem.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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