in India to end the gender-selective abortion of female fetuses‚ which has skewed the population towards a significant under-representation of girls in some Indian states. The "Beti Bachao" campaign is supported by human rights groups‚ non-governmental organizations‚ and state and local government in India. Contents [hide] 1 Female foeticide 2 Beti Bachao awareness campaign 3 National support 4 Effectiveness 5 See also 6 References Female foeticide[edit] Further information: Female foeticide
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Dowry Crimes Culture is the enduring behavior ideas attitudes and tradition shared by a large group of people transmitted from one generation to the next. India is one of those countries that has strong influences on cultures. The custom of Dowry long entrenched in India’s male dominant. Society has attained alarming proportions during the last few decades. There is hardly a day when the cries of Dowry victim echoes throughout the town. Brides are still being harassed physically and
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Dowry system in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia ’s quality standards. The specific problem is: reference formatting. Please help improve this article if you can. (March 2013) In India‚ dowry (Hindi: दहेज‚ Dahēja in Hindi)[1] is the payment in cash or some kind of gifts given to bridegroom ’s family along with the bride. Generally they include cash‚ jewellery‚[2] electrical appliances‚ furniture‚ bedding
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India is failing to prevent large-scale female infanticide and foeticide‚ according to a UN report. As a result‚ says the UN’s World Population Fund‚ India has one of the highest imbalances in the world between males and females. The Fund says that the low status of women in Indian society is mainly to blame‚ and criticises India for its lack of commitment to tackling gender inequality. Other Asian countries‚ particularly China‚ have similar problems. Poverty‚ ignorance and culture combine to
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such as India infanticide of females is common. There have been laws outlawing both infanticide and determining the sex of babies if it is not medically necessary‚ however it still continues. The killing of female babies has led to many ethical and social issues. Infanticide has also lead to an imbalance in the ratio of men to woman in India. For every 100 males born there are 105 females born however‚ most females are killed within 3 days after their birth making the new ratio 93 females for every
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Introduction ‘’Any Youngman who makes dowry a condition for marriage discredits his education and his country and dishonours womanhood.’’ ---- Gandhiji From the time immemorial the crime against the women existed ‚only pattern varied with time and place. Women always have been at receiving end of male dominated
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SEMINAR REPORT DOWRY SYSTEM Submitted by‚ 1. Introduction 2. What is Dowry? 3. History 4. Arranged Marriages and Dowry 5. The dowry system 6. Dowry System in India 7. What is Bride burning? 8. Dowry law in India 9. Dowry death new ruling India 10. Rising number of dowry deaths in India 11. Marriage as a financial transaction 12. Conclusion Introduction Today‚ Indian society is surrounded with many problems such as unemployment‚ illiteracy
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Dowry From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on Anthropology of kinship Basic concepts[show] Kinship terminology[show] Case studies[show] Related articles[show] Major theorists[show] Social and cultural anthropology v t e Relationships Types[show] Activities[show] Endings[show] Emotions[show] Practices[show] Abuse[show] v t e A dowry is the money‚ goods‚ or estate that a woman brings to a marriage.[1] (A dowry consisting mainly of linen and clothing‚ or the contents
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to bear the expenses of dowry. It looked as though dowry was more important to them then the girl because the things they got in dowry were not according to their demand so they kept torturing the girl and at last she committed suicide to get herself out of all of that fuss. Another breathtaking incident took place in my house. I had a maid working at my place since her childhood. She got married but because of limited resources her parents could not afford that much dowry as her in-laws were expecting
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Dowry: a social stigma | | In spite of modernization and the increasing role of women in all walks of life‚ the practice of the dowry in India is becoming widespread‚ and the value of dowry is increasing. Now the dowry has become a great criterion in the marriages instead of a proper bride. If a bride’s family fails to pay the amount of dowry demanded by the prospective groom’s family‚ the bride will be cruelly treated by the in-laws‚ and in many cases will be burnt to death. “No dowry
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