situation of Dowry in India No sooner did Prof.Nagendra open the door of his room than he slumped on the ground with a shriek of horror with a shriek of horror. Three girls‚ pretty‚ nubile and silently smiling were swinging to and fro in the air. They were the dead bodies of his loving daughters who could not bear his mortifications or not being able to marry them for the want of dowry. Never did Dr. Tandon imagine that his daughters would be strangulated to death for not bringing enough dowries before
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A Dreadful Evil--Dowry As soon as I opened my eyes I saw the big and bold headline on the newspaper‚ “Dowry tales: Woman set on fire by husband‚ in-laws.” According to reports‚ “24-year-old Jyoti died after she was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws on Sunday as her parents could not meet dowry demand of 10000 dollars.” (live). Day by day this dreadful evil is taking away so many lives. One dowry death is reported every 77 minutes.(Sinha) Reading the Newspaper I remembered
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Dowry is a multi-faceted‚ deep-rooted gender issue with social‚ economic and health consequences. This social evil has brought fatal effects to the lives of ordinary women of our society. This social crime has recently made footings in some countries‚ which were traditionally free of this evil like Afghanistan and Bangladesh‚ but our focus here remains Pakistan. The paper concentrates on the religious‚ social and economic structures of the Pakistani society to explain the age-old tradition of extortion
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The Eyes Are The Windows To The Soul Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Interpreter of Maladies is a story whose theme revolves around the danger of romanticizing reality. The characters Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi have certain expectations of each other that they both cannot meet‚ and these expectations were borne out of something lacking in each of their lives. Their distorted views of reality are further shown through objects that they see through‚ for example Mrs. Das’s glasses and the rear view mirror in Mr.
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Symbolism is an important factor in many stories. In “Interpreter of Maladies”‚ the author‚ Jhumpa Lahiri‚ uses the symbol to represent her idea. In the story‚ the main character‚ Mr. Kapasi‚ is an Indian tour guide who accompanies the Das family on their way to see the Sun Temple at Konarak. Mr. Kapasi is an intelligent and knowledgeable man. He was once fluent in many languages but now speaks only English. He wanted to be a diplomat once but now he works as an interpreter in a doctor’s office.
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Being involved in two different religions is not that of a difficulty but having to adjust to two totally different cultures is a struggle. In Interpreter of Maladies‚Lahiri presents various short stories depicting the division among characters who are mostly immigrants with different types of cultures. In most of Lahiri’s stories‚ she shows how an immigrant life is as he/she enters a whole new world with everything new . “Mrs.Sen’s” is one of the short stories in which a fully Indian cultured woman
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Short Response: Interpreter of Maladies “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine‚” “A Real Durwan‚” “Mrs. Sen’s‚” “The Treatment of Bibi Haldar” Questions: “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” • Why doesn’t Mr. Pirzada ever come back to visit the family? • Did Mr. Pirzada’s sudden return to Dacca change the speaker’s attitude or feelings towards people she lets into her life? “A Real Durwan” • Did Boori Ma really have all the lavish amenities that she said she did? • Were the Dalas really going to bring
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Monsoon maladies – Enemies in the Rain Monsoon brings with it the much-awaited relief from the long spell of sultry‚ scorching summer. When the season of rains people are all set to enjoy it to the hilt irrespective of their age. There are people whose idea of enjoying the drizzle is gorging on their favorite ‘pakoras’ and ‘chai’‚ while watching the lovely weather from the comfort of their homes. while there are also people who want to go out and enjoy the season dancing in the rain. Children love
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Dower and dowry confusion The dower is a sum of money or other property which becomes payable by the husband to the wife as an effect of marriage[1]. On the other hand‚ Dowry is a transaction between two parties involving cash‚ or other valuable articles such as precious metals‚ gems‚ clothing‚ appliances‚ real estate‚ or goods for entertainment‚ made as a condition for entering a marriage contract[2].The dowry system is not recognised in the religion or the law of the Muslim societies but has
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Throughout life‚ people are faced with many obstacles‚ but one of the main things for people to do is adapt to the obstacles and learn how to move through and around them. Individuals have to change in order to adapt to the life around them‚ but there are times when it is too difficult for some to change. Some may experience immense trauma and find it difficult to move on from things whilst others find it hard to come to terms with new life. No matter what people are forced to do things that they
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