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In a patriarchal society such as ours that accords subordinate status to women, the position of a girl child is indeed vulnerable. In case of financial difficulties, it is the girl child whose education is sacrificed in order to manage the household and take care of the younger children at home. The dowry system, deeply rooted in the culture and customs of most communities in India, is a cause of harassment for most women. This has led to a situation where the girl child is treated as a guest in her own home. Dowry means the demand made by the bridegroom''s family from the bride's parents for the payment of money as well as other costly gifts like and, house, clothes and jewels, a conditions precedent to the alliance. It is basically a Hindu institution, which is now spreading to other communities. Dowry, in fact, is not a recent development. History is full of examples where daughters have been married of with immense wealth given to them at the time of wedding. Gifts, presents and things given to the daughter in marriage is nothing bad in itself. It is a token of her parents love and happiness. But when the parents of the groom make demands in order to fulfill their desires at the expense of the bride's family, it becomes not only a legal offence but a moral and ethical one too. When the groom's family tries to extract the expenses made by them on their son's upbringing and education from the bride's family, it takes the shape of dowry. Dowry thus smears the sacred relationship of marriage and converts in into a base, mean and cheap financial deal. Marriage is about two people who willingly decide to spend the rest of their lives together in love, unity and harmony through thick and thin. It is a union of two hearts, two personalities. But when greedy and hungry wolves try to squeeze monetary benefits out of such a sacred alliance, the sanctity of such an institution is violated.