THE HIDDEN PRICE TAG: UNDERSTANDING DOWRY’S GRIP ON SOCIETY AND PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM

Dowry—a practice historically rooted in providing financial security for brides—has mutated into a predatory social institution. Originating as Sridhan (property given voluntarily to the bride), it now fuels gender commodification, violence, and systemic inequality across South Asia. In India alone, >91,000 dowry deaths were reported

Dowry—a practice historically rooted in providing financial security for brides—has mutated into a predatory social institution. Originating as Sridhan (property given voluntarily to the bride), it now fuels gender commodification, violence, and systemic inequality across South Asia. In India alone, >91,000 dowry deaths were reported