A Study on the Factors Responsible For Dowry System and Its Impact on Indian Society

An in-depth analysis of the dowry system and its impact on women in Indian society

Authors

  • Sunita Kharub

Keywords:

dowry system, Indian society, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth, terrorism, dowry death, dowry harassment, women's rights, Shakti

Abstract

Today, Indian society is surrounded with many problemssuch as unemployment, illiteracy, population growth, terrorism etc.  Among these problems, a problem which is deeprooted in Indian Society is the problem of dowry system. It has become theeveryday news item, no day passes away when we don’t hear news relating todowry death or dowry harassment. The irony lies in the fact that the women inIndia are worshipped in the form of Shakti; she is burned and harassed by herin-laws every day in one part of the nation or the other. Dowry refers tomoney, gifts, goods or estate that wife brings to her husband in marriage.

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Published

2013-07-01

How to Cite

[1]
“A Study on the Factors Responsible For Dowry System and Its Impact on Indian Society: An in-depth analysis of the dowry system and its impact on women in Indian society”, JASRAE, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2013, Accessed: Jun. 08, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4927

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 11 (2013): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“A Study on the Factors Responsible For Dowry System and Its Impact on Indian Society: An in-depth analysis of the dowry system and its impact on women in Indian society”, JASRAE, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2013, Accessed: Jun. 08, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/4927