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From: gopal@amdcad.UUCP (Gopal Srinath)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.india
Subject: Re: Marriages and Dowry Expires: Refere
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 16:33:02 EDT
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Several of my friends have married in the past year and I am yet to 
hear of one who took dowry. Do the people who have posted responses
on teh net on this issue actually know specific cases of dowry taking
by educated grooms here?  In my experience there are quite a few 
marriages here and in India without dowry. SO the picture is not as
gloomy as it has been made out to be.  It would also be good to receive
responses from people who have actually been thru the matchmaking 
system or closely involved with the process for their siblings.
They know the REAL situation.