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Women and Marriage in India

Women and Marriage in India. Arranged Marriages. In 2006 95% of marriages in India were arranged. Many girls in India get married at a very young age. The parents of the girls want to get rid of them, so they start looking for a husband when she's at the age of 8 years.

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Women and Marriage in India

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  1. Women and Marriagein India

  2. Arranged Marriages • In 2006 95% of marriages in India were arranged. • Many girls in India get married at a very young age. • The parents of the girls want to get rid of them, so they start looking for a husband when she's at the age of 8 years. • They get married so early, because if they pass the teen ages it's difficult to get them married. And one other reason is that the marriage costs much money. • At the day of the marriage, most of the women see their husbands for the first time. http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=97955&title=Arranged

  3. Dowry • Dowry or Dahej  is the payment in cash or/and kind by the bride's family to the bridegroom' s family along with the giving away of the bride in  Indian marriage . • Kanyadanam is an important part of  Hindu marital rites. • Kanya  means daughter, and dana means gift.  • Dowry originated in upper caste families as the wedding gift to the bride from her family.  • The dowry was later given to help with marriage expenses and became a form of insurance in the case that her in-laws mistreated her.  • An article appearing in the New York Times in 2003 told of the fact that dowries are now , but the practice is still very much alive.

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