It’s All About The Money Honey!
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When the parents get 5 to 6 offers for their son, the whole family sits down together and categorizes the offer as outlined in the figure below -Star: The Girl is beautiful and rich or educated and rich or only rich. These categories of girls are given the top most preference and marriage is a certainty unless the girl’s father has some last minute concerns. Cash Cow: Girl is earning. If the girl is earning she is given a second preference and the dowry is compromised with these girls. One of my neighbour’s is married to a school teacher in a different state. He works very hard on meeting his wife every month. Thank God it is not mandatory to go to the school for the teacher every day neither is it in my neighbouring state. The planning is all about reducing the cost while travelling. Question mark: Girl is beautiful but not rich. If the guy is fat/short/dark and the girl is a beauty, then the dowry is compromised keeping in mind that their future generation will have a completely improved look. Dog: Girl is not beautiful not rich. As Shakespeare said “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”. This is the most common reason given by the groom’s father when their dowry terms are not met.
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About the Book
Whether you accept it or not - 'Dowry' has become a curse in our country and the time has come to fight it, using the very same 'mentality' of dowry seekers. The worst part about dowry is that it has been strategically linked to 'Pride'. On one hand you have the groom's father boasting about the dowry amount received, (basking in the pride of his son's ability of attracting such an amount) and on the other hand, you have the girl’s father, who pays that 'Dowry' with pride, believing it is his way of expressing his love for his daughter. Dowry today, has moved to a fairly advanced stage and is being conducted in many different & creative ways. The groom is treated like a 'Product', with the attributes and features that satisfies the needs and wants of the 'Consumer" - namely the bride's family. Both parties decide to form a relation, either as a 'Merger' or an 'Acquisition' - based on their abilities to do either. All parents are (unknowingly) following typical market strategies that a Product company uses to promote their wares in the market – which includes amongst other things, listing its attributes and features in a bid to attract prospective buyers – who conduct an “Evaluation” before finally making a ‘Purchase’.
About the Author
“ Come, o desired of the Gods beautiful one with tender heart, with the charming look, good towards your husband, kind towards animals, destined to bring forth heroes. May you bring happiness for both our quadrupeds and bipeds” (Rigveda 10.85.44) Mission 1:1 is the initiative by me to increase the girl sex ratio in selected states of India to maintain the balance of the universe. Revenue generated from the sales of this book will be used towards the initiative to empower women to be a bread winner for the family by getting necessary education. Regards, Mandeep