Bride burning and dowry may look bad, but are an integral part of India.

It is inhumane & uncivilized act. This shows how cruel we are, hard hearted rather no hearted. For money & wealth man will step down to such an extent. I think these are all the result of following our age old rotten traditions. I don't know why people given so much importance to old is gold, old is gold. There is no understanding in it.

Every minute everything is changing but we never changed our thinking. We learned how to fly on air, how to swim in the water but never learned how to walk on the earth! People give lecture & talk of love, peace, god, religion etc but never transformed themselves good.

I totally oppose this topic because taking the life of a girl doesn't enrich or increase the value of our Indian culture. They are, rather the black spots of our culture.

In one hand we consider the girls as goddess Lakshmi and on they other we support bride burning and dowry system. Does it really makes our Indian culture an unique one?

Yeah, it makes it so by showing that how cheap mentality we Indians posses. After all how can we expect the improvement of a nation without women?

Dowry is one of the awful evil in the developing country like India. We everyday see many cases like torturing their wives for dowry. Don't they earn their own money?Don't they have any self respect? For money how can they behave such a cruel with their wives who came to them by scarifying everything they owned. Guys as we are all educated and well cultured just think before acting.

In my view the persons who tortures their wives for dowry is not less than beggars. If the bride's family is ready to give dowry then I don't disobey them to take it am just telling you not to demand it.

Dowry is one of the most abominable customs prevailing in our society. It refers to the money or gift given to the girl by her parents at the time of her marriage but now it has became a social evil.

Boy and his family ask for large sums of money from the girls parents. For this reason birth of the girl is often considered as a curse on the society. Girls are often burnt if the girl brings insufficient amount of money. We all should come together and take steps to uproot this problem before it is too late.

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This is very big problem in our country. The people is torched their daughter-in-law for dowry. I think this was old customs of people because of their superstition they were living in their beliefs.

Hai everybody, good evening.

According to me dowry a social evil became a part of our marriage. Before entering the wedding hall the bridegroom should pay the money/property to the bride in the form of dowry. It seems to be same as entering a cinema theater with a ticket in his hand.

If she didn't pay to him he his not willing to marry. But his/her mindset should be changed, that marriage is not a business to do such activities. So, one should be keep away from taking/giving dowry.

I also agree with you friends that dowry is an integral part of our society. We should stop all those things that give or take dowry. Sometimes if girl parents don't give dowry marriage will not take place. If they give dowry and after marriage girls in laws often demand to more money and if girls parents can't effort it then the girl will become to do a secrets. The girls parents spend their whole for saving money to give dowry girl in laws. We should stop all this thing.

I also agree with the fact that dowry is an integral part of India. Sometimes when brides family do not give dowry to grooms father then marriage should not take place doesn't it is unfair. And sometimes after marriage the husband tortured to his wife for more dowry and wife became to act suicide doesn't it unfair. Guys we are educated don't do this types of silly mistakes. Raise against the dowry.

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I think dowry was started in India at a time when there was a vast difference in the social status of a man and a woman. This practice is still prevalent in India because people have not been able to rise above the superstitious beliefs and practices completely.

As a result it has been an integral part of India for a long time now. Following such practices even in the 21st century taints the image of India as a whole. Empowering the women by providing them equal rights as men and providing empowerment centers in the rural parts of the country combined with girl-child education and making them aware of their rights are some of the options which can help women rise up in the social hierarchy.

If we have to rise up together as a developed nation then we have to treat each other equally first and only then with mutual understanding we can arise and shine in the 21st century. Let us not get bogged down by a few false beliefs and practices and present a powerful picture of a rejuvenated India before the whole world.

The society keeps on changing from time to time. And we have to keep amending the ritual's. We need to see things in a broader perspective. There is always a reason behind a certain ritual.

For example, bride burning used to take in those times and in those places where a woman was completely dependent on her husband. Once her husband dies life becomes hopeless for her.

She has to face all the pains given to her by the society, and re-marriage was not allowed. A married woman had no right to live without her husband. That was the mentality, once upon a time.

Same thing goes for dowry too. But it is not that they are integral part of India. There is no mention of such practices in our holy scriptures. We cannot just cling to old rituals in changing times. It will do more harm than good.