Dowry is an ancient tradition where a bride's family provides property or gifts to the groom's family upon marriage. It originated in British rule in India and continues today in parts of Asia and Africa. In India, dowry practices took a negative turn when women were prohibited from owning property, making brides a source of wealth. Though dowry deaths are prevalent, many reported cases are actually found to be false upon police investigation. Preventing dowry requires legislative measures like the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 as well as non-legislative efforts like education, propaganda against the tradition, and roles played by voluntary organizations and youth.

1. SUBMITED BY :-
KHUSBU SINGH
MADHURIMA
CHATTERJEE
PRAVIN YALAMELI
SAGAR TIRLANGI
SIDDHANT BHANDARI

3. INTRODUCTION
An amount of property or money brought a
bride to her husband on their marriage.
It can be in form of Money, Gold, Property,
Goods, etc. It is essential in the nature of payment in
cash or some kind of gifts.

4. WHEN & HOW DID THE DOWRY
SYSTEM START ?
 Dowry system existing since British rule.
 Dowry is a form of inheritance found in the broad swath
of Eurasian societies from Japan to Ireland that practice "diverging
devolution", i.e., that transmit property to children of both sexes.
 Dowry is an ancient custom & it continues to be expected & demanded
as a condition to accept a marriage proposal mainly in parts of Asia,
Northern Africa, & the Balkans.

5. WHEN DID DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA
TAKE A WRONG TURN ?
 Prohibiting the women from owning there own property..
 Bride was consider as a source of wealth for family.
 In 1956, Hindu Personal laws gave right to women to inherit
ancestral property, but with unequal share .
 Only in 2005 women were provided equal status with men.

6. STATISTICS ON DOWRY DEATHS

7. MAJORITY DOWRY CASES ARE
FALSE
 Most of the cases are found to be false.
 In Vaishali district of Bihar, almost 80% of dowry cases was found to
be false.
 Out of 60 dowry death cases almost 20 cases were totally found to be
false by Police.
 Lack of social protest against false cases being lodged.

8. PREVENTING DOWRY
 DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961
 NON-LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
 PROPOGANDA AND PUBLICITY AGAINST DOWRY
 AN APPEAL TO THE IDEALISM OF THE YOUTH
 ROLE OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION.