This document discusses several social evils in India including child marriage, child labor, the dowry system, sati, the caste system, poverty, gender inequality, and alcoholism. Child marriage affects both girls and boys but disproportionately impacts girls by violating their rights and exposing them to violence. Child labor deprives children of their education and puts them in dangerous working conditions. The dowry system expects payment from brides' families and can continue demanding payment after marriage. Sati was an obsolete Hindu practice where widows committed suicide after their husband's death. The caste system categorized people by occupation which later became hereditary. Poverty, gender inequality, and alcoholism also continue to pose major social challenges.

2. Social evils in India
Social evils are issues which in
one way or another affects
members of a society and is
often considered controversial
or problematic in terms of
moral values. Some of the most
common social values would
be child labor, child marriage,
dowry system, gender
inequality at work, caste
system etc…

3. CHILD MARRIAGE
Child marriage, defined as a formal
marriage or informal union before age 18,
is a reality for both boys and girls,
although girls are disproportionately the
most affected. Child marriage is
widespread and can lead to a lifetime of
disadvantage and deprivation.
child marriage violates
girl’s rights to health, education and
opportunity. It exposes girls to violence
throughout their lives, and traps them in
a cycle of poverty. More than 700 million
women and 150 million men already
suffer the consequences of child
marriage.

4. CHILD LABOR
Child labor refers to the employment of
children in any work that deprives children
of their childhood, interferes with their
ability to attend regular school, and that is
mentally, physically, socially, or morally
dangerous and harmful. Child labor has
existed to varying extents, through most of
history. During the 19th and early 20th
centuries many children aged 5-14 from
poorer families still worked in Europe, the
united states and various colonies of
European powers. These children mainly
worked in agriculture home-based
assembly operations, factories, mining
etc…

5. DOWRY SYSTEM
In our Indian society there are numerous problems like
superstitions, illiteracy, caste system and dowry system etc…
One of the most worst evils of Indian society is the dowry
system. The word ‘dowry’ means the property and money
that a bride brings to her husband’s house at the time of her
marriage. It is a custom that is prevalent in all the sections of
our society in one form or the other. At the beginning it was
voluntary, but later on the social pressure was such that very
few could escape from it. The dowry at present is a source of
both joy and curse in the society. It is also a joy to the
husband and his relatives who get cash, costly dress and
utensils, furniture, bedding materials etc… a demand of
dowry does not diminish even after marriage.

7. PRACTICE OF SATHI
Sati or suttee is an obsolete Hindu funeral custom where a widow
immolates herself on her husband’s pyre or commits suicide in
another fashion shortly after her husbands death. Mention of the
practice can be dated back to the 4th century BC. Under British rule
the practice was initially tolerated. In the province of Bengal, sati
was attended by a colonial Govt: official, which states Ahmed, “not
only seemed to accord an official sanction, but also increased its
prestige value. Under sustained campaigning against sati by
Christian missionaries such as William Carey and Brahmin Hindu
reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy the provincial Govt: banned sati in
1829.

9. CASTE SYSTEM
The origins of caste system in India and
Nepal are shrouded, but it seems to have
originated more than two thousand
years ago. Under this system, which is
associated with Hinduism, people were
categorized by their occupation.
Although originally caste depended upon
a person’s work, it soon became
hereditary. Each person was born into a
unalterable social status.
The four primary castes are:
Brahmin, the priests; Kshatriya, warriors
and nobility; Vaisya, farmers, traders and
artisants; Shudras, tenents farmers and
servants.

11. POVERTY
Poverty in India is an important issue
in India, despite having one of the
fastest growing economies in the
world, clocked at a growth rate of 7.6%
in 2015, and a sizable consumer
economy: deutsche bank research
estimated that there are nearly 300
million people who are middle class.
Poverty is a national problem and it
must be solved on a war footing. The
govt: is taking a number of steps to
mitigate poverty. Eradication of
poverty would ensure a sustainable
and inclusive growth of economy and
society.

13. GENDER INEQUALITY AT WORK
Gender inequality is a type of sex
discrimination which results in a particular
individual being treated disadvantageously
because of their gender. This is something
which has plagued women in the
workplace for a long time now, and still
persists despite all the leaps and bonds
women’s rights movements have made. It
must also be noted that while gender
inequality is something that mainly women
have to deal with, there are some men
who have had to deal with this issue too. In
the workplace, it is common for most
women to encounter some form of gender
bias.

14. ALCOHOLISM
Alcoholism is the inability to control
drinking due to both a physical and
emotional dependence on alcohol.
Symptoms include repeated alcohol
consumption despite related legal and
health issues. Those with alcoholism may
begin each day with a drink, feel guilty
about their drinking and have the desire to
cut down on the amount of drinking.
Treatment involves counseling by a
healthcare professional. A detoxification
programme in a hospital or medical facility
is an option for those who need additional
assistance. Medications are available that
reduce the desire to drink.