Dowry Menace Assault‚ harassment‚ death‚ torture‚ suicide‚ murder‚ it is a consistent flow of thoughts‚ is it not? Well‚ I consider this to be a synonym of none other than the word dowry. Dowry is the money‚ goods or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage. When we look back into history‚ dowry was widely practiced in most parts of the world until the early modern era. In England‚ failure to provide a customary‚ or agreed-upon‚ dowry could cause a marriage to be called off. Vast
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Dowry as Social Evil!!! There are many dead‚ rotten‚ harmful and old traditions and customs that still prevail in our society. They are a blot on the fair name of our culture and civilization. Dowry system is one of these curses. It has been customary to give cash and many valuable articles by the parents of a girl in her marriage‚ to the bridegroom. This evil practice; s spreading rapidly in spite of loud protests‚ legislations‚ public condemnation and bride-burnings. Even highly educated‚ civilized
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Jhumpa Lahiri’s‚ “Interpreter of Maladies‚” tells the story of a family on a trip who consistently face communication issues and Mr. Kapasi‚ a much wiser man‚ who is expected to repair the problems of the family. Throughout the story‚ we learn about the dysfunctions of both the Das and Kapasi family. While some may argue that Lahiri does not believe in the power of communication‚ it is self evident that Lahiri does in fact believe in the power of communication. We know that he believes in the power
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Dowry “The dreadful disease of Deccan” In my leisure time I try to write Articles for the benefit of mankind and social awareness. This time the thing which is pinching my mind from some days is the rising issue of Dowry in United Andra Pradesh. Since I got impressed with the development‚cuisines‚hospitality and literacy rate of Andra Pradesh but one thing really annoyed me and it was really heart-broken:”Dowry”.I have been here in Andra Pradesh from last one year and I do observe the
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THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) (20th May‚ 1961) An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the official Gazette‚ appoint
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Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as
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Jhumpa Lahiri’s book of short stories‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ reflects a realism that is seldom read in fiction. The characters are neither boring nor extraordinary‚ but they do face situations and dilemmas that are indicative of real life. Though the stories are all unrelated‚ they do share similar themes. These reoccurring motifs are religion‚ New-world v .Old-world tradition‚ gender roles‚ and secrecy. These themes become vital in the development of each and every character in the work. In
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‘Interpreter of Maladies’ explores how one culture adapts to living with another.’ Discuss. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection ‘Interpreter of Maladies’‚ the writer silhouetted the adaption of one culture to live within another in the form of allowing differences to exist and reaching a compromise. Lahiri drew the readers into the witness of different people battling with the obstacles they encounter. While some people like Mrs Sens‚ fell to the abysm of culture-displacement because of
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Often‚ avoiding a problem is the worst way to better a problem. The problem will just worsen over time‚ causing people to grow further apart. In her collection of short stories‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ Jhumpa Lahiri describes people and their unsolved problems. Each story’s characters’ difficulties involve their issues with their relationships due to miscommunication to show how essential communication is in a relationship. To illustrate the miscommunication in the relationship and thus how essential
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In Jhumpa Lahiri’ s “Interpreter of Maladies”‚ Mina Das and her husband are put into an arranged marriage‚ where essentially she is told to love and live the rest of her life with a man in which she barely knows‚ all because that’s what her society expected of her. Societal expectations for women are also brought up in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” where the main character is seen as mentally weak and is overall degraded because she has postpartum depression‚ which is misunderstood
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