Explore the Unexplored India

"Is baar kitney paise lagaoge shaadi mai?" In many arranged marriages, this question comes with a smile over a cup of chai, and no one calls it a demand. Yet dowry has been illegal in India since 1961, and it still exists in about 88% of marriages. It survives by changing its name: a demand becomes a gift, a price becomes a blessing, and a negotiation becomes a custom. The real test is simple: would the marriage go ahead with the same respect and dignity if the bride’s family