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Dowry deaths are about more than patriarchy. Look at north-south difference
June 11, 2026 6:06 pm
Marriage and kinship explain a lot about both kinds of tragedies. One carries the tragic stain of dowry that leads young brides to death and the other the social shame that compels many male farmers to die by suicide
Why Madras High Court blocked engineer’s return to Libya, accused in dowry harassment, bigamy case
June 05, 2026 6:20 pm
The Madras High Court was hearing a plea of a man challenging an order of a trial court, refusing to allow him to resume his employment in Libya pending trial in a criminal case registered against him.
In an era of wedding aesthetics and algorithms, the missing conversation is dowry
June 04, 2026 2:19 pm
The more things change, the more they remain the same. For an overwhelming majority, intra-caste marriage and dowry continue to govern marriage
In dowry death cases, a hidden hurdle: India's forensic autopsy system
June 02, 2026 3:42 pm
Tampering with autopsy results under pressure, or even a doctor’s lack of knowledge, can severely impact a criminal investigation. Such shoddy forensic evidence plays havoc with investigations in social crimes like dowry death
Twisha Sharma and the mother-in-law trope in India
June 07, 2026 1:30 am
Women, oppressed by a system, participate in sustaining it because compliance offers social rewards and resistance carries significant costs. Thus, the abusive mother-in-law is not an exception to patriarchy but one of its products
15 days after marriage, demand for Bullet bike: Why Orissa High Court refused to drop dowry case against in-laws
May 29, 2026 6:07 pm
The Orissa High Court noted that specific allegations have been made regarding the demand for a Bullet motorcycle, cash of Rs 3 lakhs, and other household articles.
Breaking free: Why escaping an abusive marriage requires more than financial independence
June 03, 2026 12:32 pm
The ability to leave an unhealthy relationship often depends not just on emotional strength, but on whether a person believes they can rebuild life independently afterwards. And that's where financial security plays the biggest role.
Practice of dowry violates women, diminishes men. It has no place in Bharat
May 27, 2026 5:43 pm
Dowry must be eradicated not only because it is illegal, but because it is unconscionable and uncivilised. It violates the woman, diminishes the man, corrupts the family and poisons marriage as an institution of equal partnership
Gen Z was supposed to kill dowry. So why do modern marriages still feel transactional?
May 26, 2026 3:17 pm
From passive-aggressive taunts to transactional expectations, the Twisha and Deepika cases have reopened uncomfortable questions about what “modern marriage” actually means for young Indian women.
How we talk about Twisha Sharma says a lot about what's wrong with us
May 21, 2026 12:31 pm
The conversation around the young woman who died within the first six months of her marriage reveals something uncomfortable: When a woman dies within marriage, society often searches her life for deviations before it examines the possibility of violence
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