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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...

Dealing with double standards (part 1)... Hello everyone. I don't know about other countries but living in India we always come across many double standards. Be it family or friends. Double standards in India has become a deadly disease and needs to be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible otherwise it will finish the future of our country.So, today I have picked up Mahakaali and I will try to illustrate this mythological tale in an entirely different way so that I can help those who are suffering from double standards .  I'm pretty interested in all the mythological stories and I'm always curious to know more and more about them. So, I started watching Mahakaali and I went through all the episodes which have been released.  All episodes show a lot of supernatural powers. Mahakaali is seen flying in air, killing all evil people, throwing fire out of her mouth. All this looks very fancy and this is unbelievable for me. When I discussed it randomly with a few pe...

Hello, it has been a long time since I have written anything. So, I'm back with a new and as usual real story. It's wedding season and so many weddings are there. I also attended my elder sister's wedding. She was looking stunning not only because she wore a stunning outfit but also because she was smiling and laughing all the time. She was happy and she wanted her pictures to have a smiling face and not a sad one in her wedding album. She was joyful, happy and gay buttt..... as always something has to happen because nothing can be so perfect. So, it happened. Somebody came and scolded her for showing too much teeth and for smiling for the camera. An elder came and told her "Jyada daat mat dikha shadi hai teri". She became upset because she is way too emotional and she takes everything to her heart. Her charming smile transformed into a sad face. We were wondering what happened, it's her day, she was so happy that she couldn't hide her smile. But sudden...