New Delhi: Christians and Sikh have shown a striking increase in dowry which leads to the average dowries higher than Hindus and Muslims while the average dowry of net in Muslim marriages is only slightly lower than between Hindus and remains stable The study of around 40,000 marriages that took place in Indian countryside between 1960 and 2008 had shown.
This analysis is based on data from the 2006 Reds – the latest daily data source for India – includes 17 main states containing around 96% of Indian populations, according to a blog on the World Bank site on Gender.
This blog focuses on Indian countryside, where marriage is said to remain a widespread phenomenon despite illegal since 1961.
According to the 2006 rural economic and demographic survey (Reds), Mahar was paid at 95% of marriage during 1960-2008, he said.
“Dowry is positively correlated with the status of higher caste and the hierarchy of the Mahar Payment Payment does not change over time.
The top caste marriage has the highest dowries, followed by other backs classes (OBC), caste schedules (SCS), and the scheduled tribe (STS), “According to a blog written by S.
Anukriti, Nishith Prakoh Kwon.
Stark Differences said that even though the average dowry trend was flat at the national level, there were big differences throughout the state.
Kerala shows intelligent and continuous dowry inflation since the 1970s and has the highest average dowry in recent years.
Other countries with inflation trends are Haryana, Punjab, and Gujarat.
“Given the composition of religious Kerala – 26% of Muslims, 18% of Christians, and 55% Hindu – this trend is compatible with differential trends by the religion described previously.
Similarly, the trend of inflation in Punjab – Sikh state majority – also consistent with the increase in Sikh Dowries.
On the other hand, Perkasa averages declined in Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra, “according to the blog.
It was said that the average clean net was very stable from time to time with several inflation before 1975 and after 2000.
This trend in the mating net was imitated by the trend in the payment of brides by the groom’s family.
“The flow of payments in the opposite direction, that is, from the groom to the bride, is also positive, but substantially smaller.
While on average, the bride’s family spends around RS 5,000 (in real terms) on gifts for the bride’s family, The gift from the bride’s family costs seven times more, which is around Rs 32,000, implying the average dowry of Rs 27,000, “according to the blog.
It is said that the proportion of marriage with a negative net marriage, namely, where the bride’s family pays more for the bride’s family than the opposite, not zero, but quite small.
“Most marriages involve a positive net dowry payment to the groom’s family.
Because per capita income has increased in India during our study period, this stable trend implies that, on average, dowry as part of household income gradually decreases at the national level , “Blog added.
‘Christians, Sikh shows the increase in dowry costs in Indian countryside’
