Various forms of dowry in Indian marriages helping the husband to structure out the financial reserve in order to satisfy his family needs.

1. Dowry System Of Different Indian
Cultures
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2. Dowry System Of Different Indian Cult
Though considered to be a cruel act
in the marriages of Hindu custom,
dowry is still practised widely to
satisfy the family needs which also
accounts for the financial reserve.
Dowry helps in managing
the marriage life with sophisticated
goods and comfort. In India dowry
systems has got different faces
which clearly shows the injustice
done to women even in this modern
era. Although they push the bride’s
family to a critical position of getting
debuts and loans to make…
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3. the marriage successful, dowry
acts as a safety measure by making
the bride independent from
her husband and in-laws.
Equality among children
If a son can inherit the property
from his father then the daughter
must be paid equally to manage
her family needs when she enters
into her husband’s family. The
husband is responsible for
managing the expenditures through
a well-planned financial thought
pattern.
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Dowry System Of Different Indian Cult

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When do they start?
In India, dowry has different forms
by which it reaches the groom’s
family. Once the wedding is
realized the next question that pops
up in the queue is “what are you
going to do for the bride?” .This
question brings in anxiety to the
bride’s family though it is obvious in
Indian marriages.
Dowry System Of Different Indian Cult

5. Expectations of South Indian
marriages
In case of South India, the groom’s
family demand more of jewels and
ornaments than on money. This is
mainly demanded to satisfy the
greed of groom’s family and to
show off their status in the society.
Then they ask for cars and bikes
along with basic amenities of
utensils, furniture, home appliances
and sometimes even groceries to
start a new life. In addition, ready
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Dowry System Of Different Indian Cult

6. cash is also given to exhibit the
skills of the bride in managing
money.
Expectations of North Indian
marriages
With respect to North Indian
marriages, they expect more of
money ranging from few thousands
to lakhs and even crores in high
class marriages. Usually the range
of cash is fixed with importance
given to the groom’s occupation …
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Dowry System Of Different Indian Cult

7. and qualification. His status in the
society is also considered. Apart
from these, the reception
arrangements and wedding day
feast must be organised by the
bride’s family. The groom’s family
also demand home-made sweets to
be distributed to their relatives.
Why is dowry a necessity?
For an auspicious ritual to take
place dowry is made as a prior
necessity by default. In some…
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Dowry System Of Different Indian Cult

8. circumstances, though the groom’s
family are kind enough to drop the
idea of getting dowry, the society
has made it a compulsion for the
bride’s family to send the bride
along with the dowry. For a newly
married couple, dowry is considered
to be a part of their personal
finance that can be utilized at times
of financial crisis. It acts as
a financial reserve to help in
the improvement of their status in
the society.
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Dowry System Of Different Indian
Cultures

9. Ways to manage the family needs
The newlywed might be unaware
of managing money to fulfil
the family needs. It becomes
crucial if they are not backed by
a financial reserve. This helps
them to figure out a financial
thought pattern along with the
available resources. But sometimes
dowry poses a serious threat to the
bride’s family to manage their
debuts. Henceforth dowry is not
encouraged.
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Dowry System Of Different Indian
Cultures

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