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Dahej: Majboori ya Zaroorat?
Dowry: Compulsion vs Need?
Madhu Kishwar



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In India, the common perception is that dowry is a social evil. For women in particular, it is considered to be a curse. On one hand, it has been demanded repeatedly that the government should pass stricter laws to abolish the custom of dowry. But those very people who make such demands are unable to answer why the anti-dowry law that was enacted in 1961, and made even more stringent in 1984 and 1986, has remained unsuccessful. Why is it that even after so many decades of pronouncing dowry illegal, the culture of dowry has become stronger and more widespread? Why is it that even those who condemn it are not able to withstand the growing power of this custom in their own families? Is it a disease that has gripped people against their wish? Or does the problem lie elsewhere? These are some of the questions answered in this programme.

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Udarikaran: Kewal Oopar ka Udaar? Madhu Kishwar

Women Bhakta Poets Manushi Prakashan, 1989 (Ed) Madhu Kishwar and Ruth Vanita

Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws Sage Publications 2008 Madhu Purnima Kishwar

Modi Muslims and Media (Digital Edition) Manushi Publications, New Delhi Madhu Purnima Kishwar

Dahej: Majboori ya Zaroorat? Madhu Kishwar

Mera Bharat Pareshan Madhu Kishwar

Sharaab: Kaun Pilaye, Kaun Rukaye? Madhu Kishwar

Banayein Ajoobe, Kehlayein Pichhde! Madhu Kishwar

In Search of Answers Manohar Publisher, 3rd edition, 1996 (Ed) Madhu Kishwar & Ruth Vanita

Being Different - An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism HarperCollins Publishers India Rajiv Malhotra