Essay on dowry system

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-it is the practice of giving gifts and cash by the bride's family to the bridegroom's family at the time of marriage

-puts unnecessary burden on the bride's family

-the demand for dowry puts mental pressure 

-the demands have increased over the years to include cash, property, vehicles, gold

-the bride is often ill-treated if the dowry is found insufficient

-parents take loans to give dowry

-led to the torture, both mental and physical, of brides at the hands of the groom and his family

-social evil that needs to be abolished

-laws against this practice exist as does punishment for the guilty

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