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What Dowry Meant in Ancient India? According to dictionary, dowry is an amount of property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage. In other words, it refers to the gifts given by parents to their daughters on the day of their marriage. Dowry existed in precolonial India but in those days its meaning and purpose were entirely different from today's dowry. In precolonial India dowry was not a practice. It was an institution managed by women in order to establish and prove their status in their parent's house. The institution of dowry was a way of giving a part of the wealth of parents to their daughters just like it is given to their sons. This proves that in ancient India dowry emerged as a process of providing equal rights to sons and daughters. Parents were not forced to give anything beyond their budget. All the gifts were given by their own will. Hence it can be concluded that dowry started as an institution in India which had very positive go...

Sitara was born in Delhi in year 1997. She did her schooling from RamManohar Public School. Fifteen years from her birth, her mother was diagnosed with a deadly disease. Sitara was told that her mother's lungs were shrinking and she was left with only one year of her life. Sitara's heart broke when she received this news. She could not stop her tears from flowing down her cheeks. Sitara's elder brother, Kashi, was three years elder to her. They were in same school. By this time, Sitara was transformed into a teenage girl, having a lean figure and fair toned skin.She was healthy and cheerful. Kashi also had good physique. Days passed and Sitara continued to pray for her mother. One day her mother's condition worsened and she was taken to the hospital. She got admitted and survived for three more days. Sitara prayed and doctors tried their best but her mother could not be saved. Days passed but Sitara's grief did not end. Sitara's father was a drunkard and...