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The "price" a man has to agree to pay his prospective father-in-law to get the father's approval for his daughter's hand in marriage.

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dowry means money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.

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A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to a marriage.

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Under What Section can a women seek protection for dowery demands in India?

Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code


Is westernisation a cultural degradation or enrichment?

western culture adopted by india fair or not? Favour (Good) * culture is nt any hard n fast rule,,changes r law of nature,,so if indian want to adopt sm good things of western ,,so its totally acceptable.. * western culture has various practices n knowledge which r very important to update our knowledge with this fast changing world * adopting the good practices of any culture is always fruitful * .sending parents to old age home is not a western thing...its by nature..if it is amoral to send parents to oldage homes then y r they set up...there shdnt b ne old age home in our country. Against (Bad) * There is a big diffrence between modernisation and westernisation.People wear Jeans, T-shirts, Gals wear short skirts, tops, jeans etc and feel that they are modernisation... wat they are doing is Westernisation - copying what people are doing there... this is not modernisation...Modernisation takes place in Mind rather than in clothes..... * adopting western culture is bad, I say that its good if we adopt the goood things of that.. Copy their way of living, their way of conducting themselves * * Adopt the culture but dont forget ur own culture.... like the people rarely care for the old ones' there, albiet we do, but nowadays people are getting busy and they are adopting the means of keeping their old parents in Old Age Home, which is not our culture Conclusion * Adopting the wetern culture is not a problem but one should be very carefull whatever they are adopting is good or bad as per the current social standars * Just copying western culture wont work .We should find out the pitfalls of our culture and try to reomve them like dowery etc * One's personal freedom always matters.It's his own choice to adopt or not. * How there is head and tail for a coin, there is both positive and negative impact of western culture on India and especially on Indian youth, * In past in India men were our traditional dresses,..


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What is a dowery officially used?

A dowery is payment to cover wedding expenses. A dowery is payment to the groom from the bride's family at the marriage


Full essay on dowery system?

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the brides in the 16th century were expected to follow their husbands in all decisions


Under What Section can a women seek protection for dowery demands in India?

Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code


Why was the round table conference held?

The round table was created as a dowery from King Arthur's wife. It has no head, for all sitting at it are equal.


Is the dowery system good or bad?

It is essentially good in patriarchal systems where women are not allowed to inherit and don't have property rights. It provides some means of survival.


What does Islam say about the dowry system?

Dowery is the right of the bride. Even Hazrat Fatimah rau received dowery. But it should not be made compulsory. If parents can afford, it is good. If they can't, it should be avided. Anyhow, it mostl depends upon the local tradition. Islam does not make the life of people burdonsome and uncomfortable.


What does mukadam or mokadem mean in Arabic?

Mukadam means leader, chief, head basically someone that is held in high regard that leads a group. - Also Mukaddam means down payment as e.g. the first payment of a dowery. Mo-Akhar is the balance.


What are some six letter words with 1st letter D and 4th letter E and 5th letter R and 6th letter Y?

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern D--ERY. That is, six letter words with 1st letter D and 4th letter E and 5th letter R and 6th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: dowery dukery dupery


The spanish epic poem El Cid describes why was elcid was exiled?

El Cid, also known as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, was exiled from the court of King Alfonso VI of Castile due to a false accusation made against him by his enemies. El Cid's enemies painted him as a traitor, leading to his forced departure from the kingdom.