Dowry - A Prodigy of Brahmanvad

Varna system AKA Caste system is a Prodigy of "Brahmanvad" and Dowry is a Prodigy of caste system!

Even though dowry transaction is criminalised in India, the custom of Dowry within the castiest people prevails. The people in India not only fail to regard the dowry act as a criminal act but also take pride in the public display of the transaction during the ceremony and Marriage receptions.

Sadly the younger​ generation also blindly follows the same old regressive custom without realising it's affects on the society.

Dowry is greed. The Idea of Dowry system projects the man as superior and the women as inferior. This idea makes a women a liability that would be transferred from one man to another in exchange of material benefits.

Dowry further leads to harassment, domestic violence and shaming the bride within the family and the society.This degrades the social status of a women which as a result degrades the value of life of the girl child.

One of the main factors for female foeticide is Dowry system in India.The latest report from Central registration system tells shows the declining SRB(Sex Ratio at birth) of female children drastically. Tamil Nadu holds the third position in the worst states with 1000:834 ratio. The figures are alarming and the fact that nobody is talking about it worries me intensely. Digital India maybe be silently embracing the female foeticide.

If you are part of or participating in these acts of Gender terrorism, you are not a responsible human being. You are just selfish a wild animal as Periyar referred to you. Please refrain from taking part of any ceremony that involves dowry, even as a guest. And if possible, report to the authorities!