Dowry is a social evil so we should take our step to eradicate it

1. DOWRY SYSTEM
• A Social Evil……..

2. •A transfer of parental property at the marriage of
daughter is called dowry.
•This can be in the form of;
Cash Valuable metals
Piece of land Expansive gifts car
What is Dowry:

3. • Dowry is the payment in cash or/and kind by the
bride’s family to the bridegroom’s family.
• The bride’s parents offer dowry to the groom’s family
in the form of money and materials.
• In Pakistan dowry (known as /Dahej) is the payment in
cash or some kind of gifts given to bridegroom’s family
along with the bride.
Introduction:

4. • The dowry system has been putting great financial
burden on the daughter’s family. It has been one of
the reasons for families and women in Pakistan
resorting to sex selection favoring to have a son.
• The payment of the dowry has been prohibited under
The 1961 Dowry Prohibition Act.
• Despite the anti-dowry law in India and Pakistan it is
still widely and illegally practiced across the country.
Introduction:

5. • In ancient time, a dowry was given to the
groom and his family in exchange for the
bride as a way of ensuring that she is
properly taken care of
• For financial security in the case of
widowhood, and was thought to
eventually provide for the couple’s future
children as well.
AND
• If a women died without having any sons,
her husband would have to return the
dowry to the bride’s family, deducting the
value of the bride price.
Origin of Dowry:

6. • Pakistan adopted the dowry system from Indian
culture.
• We can date the history of Dowry as far back as 1700
BC when the Code of Hammurabi was written.
• This code stated that in the death of her husband or
through divorce, the wife would receive back the
Dowry that she paid to him.
History: