Giving and receiving of dowry is a social evil or a crime. Yet this is widely practiced almost in every state and community. Every eligible boy has a price. He is for sale to the highest bidder. His parents dictate the terms and demand dowry in the form of cash and kind. Such demands put the poor father of the girl in a tight corner. He may beg, borrow or steal but he has to spend for his daughter's marriage. He, however, cannot meet constant demands made repeatedly even after marriage as there is a limit to his finances. The bride is tortured and even burnt alive. Isn't it possible to finish this evil ? Perhaps we can check it to some extent through laws and proper education of our youth. They only can bring an end to this in human practice.
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