2.  A dowry is the money, goods, or estate
that a woman brings to her husband
in marriage.
 Originally, the purpose of a dowry was
to provide "seed money" or property
for the establishment of a new
household, to help a husband feed and
protect his family, and to give the wife
and children some support.

4.  But now dowry in the upper classes is
given away to the bride to wish her
luck and help her settle into her new
home using goods of utility, luxury.
Electronic items like refrigerators,
television and washing machines are
given by the bride's parents as part of
a ceremony along with clothes,
jewellery, shoes and accessories.

6.  Dowry is seen as a crime in India but
still many people still give the groom’s
family some of it so that their
daughters are not harassed after the
marriage.
 Bride-burning is a form of domestic
violence, a category of dowry death,
bride-burning occurs when a young
woman is murdered by her husband or
his family for her family's refusal to
pay additional dowry.

9.  Considering the evils of the dowry
system, the dowry prohibition act was
passed in 1961.
 According to the act if a person gives
or takes dowry or directly or
indirectly demands for dowry after
the marriage from his wife or her
parents then the person is liable to get
punished and imprisoned for six
months and also pay a fine of Rs.5000,
but which may extend to two years
and with fine which may extend to
ten thousand rupees

10. - August 27, Noida :
After an unsuccessful attempt at
setting her ablaze, a four-month-
pregnant woman was stabbed by
her husband on Thursday at village
Wazidpur. Luckily, the woman
survived the stabbing, just as she
had the burning attempt. The
victim, Neeraj Devi of 23 yrs,
suffered deep stab wounds at three
spots on her body.

11. - November 3, Mumbai :
The police have arrested the husband and
in-laws of the 23-year-old girl, who was
allegedly set ablaze on Sunday. The brides
husband, in-laws and sister in-law
allegedly set the victim, Meena Surve, on
fire after she failed to get Rs 1 lakh dowry
from her father, the Mankhurd police said.

12. Just because the brides are
unable to pay the amount
asked by the groom’s family,
they are harassed afterwards
and often killed or burnt only
because they treasure money
more than the bride…