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Beware of Indian Brides Bearing Gifts

Date: June 21, 2003
Author: Shailaja Neelakantan
QUOTE: Sharma is being hailed as a modern Indian heroine for having stood up against a patriarchal tradition that treats women as commodities to be bought and sold. She is not.

ABSTRACT: Although the law forbids it, the tradition of giving dowries for women to be married is still rampant in India, concealed under the guise of expensive gift giving. A recent media sensation, the author argues, only fueled the popular sentiment that exchanging brides for televisions and refrigerators is acceptable.
--- Vrinda Normand

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