Dowry System in India

People in India give much preference to family relationships and most of them follow

arranged marriage system .According to this system there is no possibility for separation and

marriage is forever. As divorce is not acknowledged amongst most Indians it is vital that the

marriage choice is wisely thought and carefully planned and is one of the significant choices

a person will ever take. Usually the parents and family members look for certain attributes in

spouse. The marriage partner is selected from their own religion, caste and to their matching

social or economic status. The two families after marriage come into a common relationship

and try to work out the marriage if any problem arises among the couple.

Initially in the marriage process both the families exchange the pictures of bride and groom

along with their bio-data. If the family doesn’t find appropriate spouse for their children they

take help of marriage brokers or matrimonial classifieds in newspapers by providing them the

necessary information. Preparations will be made to meet bride and groom along with their

families if everything meets with an agreement. In a traditional way the bride and groom are

not allowed to see each other till their wedding day but now-a-days they are catching up and

getting to know each other before their wedding. If either one of them thinks that they are

not compatible with each other the marriage gets cancelled. After marriage the bride is

supposed to leave their parent’s house and live with their in-laws.

In this modern society with IT revolution, globalisation of economy, urbanisation and

liberalization there are few places in India where people didn’t change and doesn’t want to

adapt any change. The time has neither changed them nor moved them forward and they

want to lead and carry on their lives as their parents and grandparents did. Surprisingly, there

are still child marriages and forced arranged