She took a woman to X to tell her that she had recently learned that in some places, a “dowry culture” prevails even after a couple gets married and has a child. Internet users interacted with the experiences they went through. Read X's viral post to learn more!
A woman discovers that the dowry culture prevails even after marriage Credit: Unsplash
New Delhi: Despite the existence of many laws and great progress in society, dowry is still very common in today's world. In many parts of India, dowry remains a serious problem and continues to appear in different forms time and again. A woman named Poonam took to microblogging site X to write that she recently discovered that “dowry culture” continues even after marriage.
Woman's viral tweet
“No one talks about the dowry that women's families have to pay after marriage. Yesterday I learned, when a woman gives birth to a child, her parents have to give her, her in-laws and her family gifts. Wtf. Is it a culture everywhere in India or only in Punjab/North ? the woman wrote on Twitter.
No one talks about the dowry that a woman's family must pay after marriage. Yesterday I learned, when a woman gives birth to a child, her parents must give her, her in-laws and her family gifts. Wtf. Is it a culture everywhere in India or only in Punjab/North?
– Poonam (@PoonamSharma__) March 18, 2024
What followed was a torrent of experiences shared by many netizens. They shared cases of 'dowry' they had witnessed in their areas. While a number of other people offered this information, saying that they had never known anything like this before.
Internet users react
“In Maharashtra too, there are similar traditions but usually the recipient is the child and the father of the newborn. Also, every 4 years there is an extra month in the Marathi calendar, when a girl's parents need to gift something expensive to her husband,” a social media user wrote. “.
Another said: “Bengal too, it is also customary for the wife to go and spend the last few months of pregnancy with her parents, so that she can be taken care of.” Another comment said: “There are many cases where the man’s family did not allow the girl’s family to see the child because they did not bear all the expenses.”
