One of the burning problems of the society is the dowry System. Apart from some other countries, Dowry System has most common in India and it is still practiced in Indian Society. It happens in many families rich or poor, educated or uneducated. This reflects the unhealthy condition of our society. The birth of female child is felt as a curse. The reason is that the girl becomes a burden to the parents at the time of marriage. This is because of dowry system.

Dowry means the money, gold, silver and other things given to a girl by her parents at the time of her marriage. Once they were given out of affection and not out of compulsion. But today the situation is quite different. Dowry is demanded as a right. Dowry death has become a common occurrence. So many poor girls remain unmarried.

It is impossible to eradicate this evil by laws. Unless and until the people realize its ill effects sincerely, dowry system will prevail. If the bridegroom is good, he can heal the wounds by being kind to her. He can request or compel his parents to treat her like their daughter. But in most of the families the bridegroom becomes a slave to his parents.

Many non-government organizations as well as political and religious leaders are trying their best to root out this evil. Awareness should be created to discourage dowry system. Young men and women should come forward to put an end to this evil; otherwise it will be a curse forced on the women.