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
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