Her Gold And Her Body
(Jamila ; Verghese)
This is a remarkable book in everyday language that examines the identity of women and other issues related to her and that continued to be seen in the daily life of an Indian women. It introduces readers to the pain and suffering of an Indian girl who attain the age of marriage and tension of parents. Parent's whole life earnings and savings in the form of insurance policy and provident fund, spent up for their
daughter's marriage. Women's sole property is Her Body and Her Gold that she brings from her father in the form of dowery. She bears this oppression and suffering as the will of 'PARMATMA'(THE ALMIGHTY GOD). The writer has attempted to present the feelings of Indian parents in the right perspective and in global frame. Dowry is a curse, an instrument to torture the wife and cancerous social disease. In India
this custom dating from ancient times and still continues. The dowry giving parents look for a bride-groom hoping to buy their daughter a comfortable future. The more they give, more the bride-groom want. Bride-groom and in-laws torture the wife, put her in inhuman conditions, kill her. In India dowry death rate is very high. This thread of dowry-giving and taking has woven the women in and out of the whole Indian society. Tribal societies are also coming under its influence. If she tries to keep
harmony alive in the home, her commitment will destroy her individuality and self confidence. If she has children then the bond became tighter. The custom of dowry also encourage the child marriage, which is also a form of exploitation for girl child. This book deals with problem of domestic violence in India, female foeticide, flesh trade, rape, and the main cause behind these all problem is ----------DOWRY.
DOWRY:- Dowry means any property or valuable security given or
agreed to be given either directly or indirectly--
a) by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage or
b) by the parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person
to either party to the marriage or to any other person ; at or before
or after the marriage as consideration for the marriage age of the
said parties.
Resumos Relacionados
- The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act 2005(43 Of 2005)
- Women Of India
- A History Of The Wife
- Betrothed
- Betrothed
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