Eradicate Dowry, Eliminate Dowry Violence
On 22 May 2023, a woman who married six months ago was burned alive in Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan for dowry. Her father stated that she was severely tortured for a…
Dowry
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 completes 60 years
Sixty years ago, in order to eradicate Evil Custom of DOWRY from the society, to eliminate violence against married women for want of Dowry and Dowry Deaths “ Dowry Prohibition…
Why caste matters: On Dowry deaths in Kerala
by Karthika Jayakumar and Sivakami Recent events have coerced Keralites to reflect on the façade of progressiveness borne so proudly by the State. Lauded for its development experience, the continued…
Dowry, the Curse of Indian Society
Written by Dr Md Afroz, Md Tabrez Alam Dowry in marriages is a curse for Indian society that has been haunting for a long time. This is a social curse,…
The Horrible Dowry System and Its Wider Manifestation in India
Nearly 60 years have passed since the dowry abolition system legislation was passed in India but we still have the cruel reality of 20 dowry deaths a day in the…
I Choose to challenge: Say No to Dowry
As we celebrate women's Day every year with different themes this year theme is #chooseTochallenge so I #chooseTochallenge If marriage is a vehicle, where male and female are two equal…
Another senseless dowry death
How many Shovas have to endure violence, severe torture and sometimes death when extortionary dowry demands cannot be met? How many monstrous husbands and in-laws will abuse and kill…
Legislating on Transnational Dowry Abuse: A Ray of Hope from Australia
As per the report titled Crimes in India 2016, published by the National Crime Record Bureau of India, death of 7621 women is registered as dowry death under Section 304B…
Dowry Deaths: India’s Shame
What the Women and Child Development Minister Ms. Maneka Gandhi, admitted on the floor of the Lok Sabha was startling, between 2012 and 2014, around 25,000 women either committed suicide…
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