Dowry system in Nepal- can we solve it ?

Dowry system in Nepal

Do you know about dowry? yes, I say about dowry. Giving something from daughters parents to a son and his parent in the force and other cause as known as dowry.  Dowry is a transfer of parental property, gifts, or money at the marriage of a daughter. Giving and taking dowry is not a good system; however it's been apart of our tradition. Dowry is the thing that parents give at their daughter's wedding.it may be anything such as tv, furniture, radio, household, motorcycle, etc. The parents give dowry to their daughter to get her a good husband and make her future life easier.

Some of the daughters in law are either killed or physically and mentally tortured because they did not Bring enough dowries as they are in law expected.

Introduction

Generally, dowry includes the cash payment, jewels of diamond, gold or silver, electrical appliances, furniture items, bedding, chair, table, land, utensils, and other household products which help the newly married couple to set up her home.

Dowry is known as ‘Daijo’ in Nepali and ‘Dahej’ in Hindi, Maithili, Bhojpuri language. It is a social dangerous evil of our country Nepal.

It is mainly common in Terai Madhesh region, a southern part of Nepal but now it is spreading to other parts of the country instead of being solved. The Dowry system is social evils prevailing in Nepal. 

One of the worst evils of Nepalese society is the dowry system, which is widely prevalent in South Asian countries. It has in particular affected the southern part of Nepal very badly and caused great destruction to the socio-economic structure of the Terai Madhes region of Nepal. Dowry is against the teachings of all religions, yet it flourishes here. How to solved it? 1. Law – several laws have been enacted to prohibit the practice of dowry and the injustice against women stemming from it.  2. Enforcement – it is never enough to just introduce acts and amend sections to fight against a social evil. This requires strict and ruthless enforcement of such laws. That aspect still leaves a lot to be desired. Although such allegations are taken very seriously by the authorities, lack of proper investigative procedures often leads to the accused going free. The government needs to ensure a zero-tolerance policy for such offenders and ensure enforcement of the law through systemic changes. 3. Social Awareness – creating a widespread awareness against the evils of the dowry system is a key first step towards eradicating the practice. So, it is a social evil.Therefore we solved it.