In a remarkable turn of events, the issue of dowry has faced a significant setback in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Traditionally, the practice of giving and receiving substantial amounts as dowry during ...

Pune: Chandan Nagar police have registered a case against a woman’s husband and his relatives for allegedly harassing her over dowry and forcing her to undergo superstitious rituals at a fake baba’s ...

This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Growing up Kenyan, I regularly ran into cultural traditions so deeply rooted in history and largely rural lifestyles that they didn’t square with my ...

Traditionally, an Indian marriage is replete with age-old customs and are often multi-day affairs. However, two couples in Prayagraj –Avinash and Anjali, and Amit and Shiva, broke the mould and had a ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a dowry demand made after marriage can still attract Section 4 of the Dowry ...

Eight Panchayats in Mathura have issued a diktat banning dowry, consumption of liquor and lavish feasts in ‘shraadhs’ and post-death rituals. Chaudhary Govind Singh, chairman of the land development ...

Image from the fashion film made by Pakistani designer Ali Xeeshan for his bridal collection Numaish denouncing dowry culture in conjunction with UN Women Pakistan. Ali Xeeshan.