Dowry: The Dark Side of Weddings in Our Society

Abstract: The present study unveils the nature of dowry and explore the dowry problem all over the world. In India marriage is an auspicious ceremony which unites two bodies� two souls. It�s a lifetime bonding of both man and woman, but to the huge extent of the major problem is dowry practice� in our society, dowry is a deep-rooted social practice but now this social practice converted into a social problem. The demand for dowry is a major problem in Indian marriages; marriage is the name of settlement or we can say women�s settlement. Dowry became the worst part of it. As we are living in the 21st century but still women in our society has been ill-treated for dowry, so researcher proposed to study �dowry became the dark side of weddings in our society�. This paper analyses the origin and problem of dowry, present situation of dowry and also the presence of dowry in Indian society.

Keywords: Origin of Dowry, Litterateur of Dowry, Statistical Profile, Dowry Problem and Present Situation of Dowry and Recommendations

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 6, June 2019,

Pages: 2350 - 2354