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How prosperity fuels dowry demand in India

2023-05-29 08:21
Researchers studied 74,000 marriages that took place in India between 1930 and 1999.
How prosperity fuels dowry demand in India

As education and job opportunities for men in India have improved over the decades, the prevalence of dowry has increased, a new study has found.

Paying and accepting dowry is a centuries-old tradition in South Asia where the bride's parents gift cash, clothes and jewellery to the groom's family...