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Mithun matters – Arunachal elders ban giving native animal in dowry

Historically used as dowry, the excessive gifting of mithuns — a semi-domesticated animal similar to the Indian bison — has strained poorer families of the Adi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, prompting the traditional council to ban the practice.

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The notice that proves no one takes dowry in this village

Families sign an anti-dowry pact in Babawayil village and rule violations entail social boycott from the masjid and graveyard. There’s been no violation in 40 years.

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Salem marriages bane of Malabar girls due to dowry problem

Caught in an unenviable situation where dowry demands are unreasonably high due to increased inflow of money from gulf jobs, girls in rural Malabar are virtually compelled into unequal marriages, often with disturbing consequences