Recently, a 26-year-old woman in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, was burnt alive over dowry—her five-year-old son stood helplessly as a witness to the crime. In Jodhpur, a schoolteacher, driven to ...

Our society has certain cruel customs & traditions based on archaic notions. Dowry is one such custom. Dowry has become a curse & poor parents cannot wed their daughters without it. It is demanded by ...

Imagine a hypothetical village where countless impoverished families are suffering under the dominance of a local mafia, which openly extorts money for fulfilling their basic needs. Finally, the state ...

There was a spectacle at a village in Emurua Dikir, Narok County when an elderly man went into overdrive, ranting and raving whilst threatening to curse his nephew for not including him in a dowry ...

To truly grasp the impact of dowry culture in Pakistan, one only needs to listen to the stories of countless women and families crushed under its weight. What should be a joyful union often turns into ...

DOWRY is an evil that puts an extra burden on girls' parents in Pakistan. If parents are not in a position to spend a substantial amount on the dowry of their daughter, they are likely to get no ...