In contemporary India, the massive rise of dowry deaths, especially during the 1980s when records began to be kept ... And dowry itself becomes a demand. The British had a very different system, and ...

"My mother blamed it on my anti-dowry stance. She was furious with me and didn't speak to me for more than two weeks," she says. Indian dowry payments remarkably stable: study The opinionated ...

photographer Ann Johansson travels to Haryana in the Punjab area of northern India to explore the far-reaching implications of the illegal - but thriving - dowry system. According to a study ...

and 498-A (harassment for dowry) of Indian Penal Code (IPC), it is sufficient to show that victim woman and accused husband were residing as husband and wife at the relevant point of time.

where dowry is the commoner institution. Dr Goody seeks to explain these geographical differences in terms of the basic structure of the societies and the rules governing the inheritance of property.

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over misuse of provisions against dowry harassment by implicating various relatives of the husband along with main accused, SC said that "exaggerated versions" are ...