Indian malformed marriage customs

The imbalance between men and women has affected the marriage and family model of Indian society. Ugly phenomena such as "child marriage,""swap marriage,""group marriage" and "rent marriage" have resurfaced, and the situation of sexual crimes has become increasingly serious. The widespread indiscriminate killing of female babies has led to a shortage of brides in many villages and towns. His Indian girl Kalki was betrothed by her father to five sons of a family. She was bullied and miserable. This is a film "A Country Without Women" that once alerted India, depicting the consequences of gender discrimination in India today in the 21st century.

The latest census results show that the gender ratio of men to women in India is unbalanced. The Indian Prime Minister was very saddened by this, so he stipulated that the bad habits of selective abortion and female infanticide were India's "national disgrace." According to statistical results, India has a full 40 million more men than women, and there are far more newborn boys than girls. One can imagine the future social hidden dangers. UNICEF issued a warning in this regard: Unless India takes drastic measures to solve it, it will face unforeseen and serious social problems in the future!

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is in India, and the fiercest curse is "May you have a daughter." If the father of the newborn baby closes his hands and opens them again, which means "empty-handed", it means that he has given birth to a daughter. What's more, in Rajasthan, one of the rituals for giving birth to a daughter is to smash a crock to express bad luck, which is a bit like the so-called "joy of making a brick" in ancient China.

In some places such as Gujarat, the business of "renting wives" is booming. You can rent it for 1,800 yuan per month, and you can exchange it frequently. Some impoverished Indian husbands have proposed a shocking "wife rental" plan, which rents out their wives to relatively wealthy men for a monthly rent of up to £ 100.

Amid the very severe situation in Gujarat, the local government launched the "Save Girls" campaign, which achieved "slow but effective" results. Over the years, Gujarat has successfully implemented policies of literacy and gender equality education. Many taxi drivers are women and have a certain social status. The 2011 census showed that the number of girls per 1,000 boys in the state reached 959, ranking among the top states in India.

In Maharashtra, where Mumbai is located, the wealthy local government has introduced a cash incentive policy: once the baby girl is born, she can receive a reward of 5000 rupees (about 1000 yuan) in her account, but the prerequisite is that she can successfully complete her studies and get married after the age of 18.

Similarly, child marriage is a very common phenomenon in India. In their teens, they should be as carefree as flowers, but in some remote villages in India, girls at this age may be forced to marry, thus beginning the tragic fate of child brides. During the wedding season in May every year, large-scale group weddings for children are held in hundreds of places in India. Many parents are arranging weddings for their children around the age of 10, and some brides are even nursing their milk.

"Women married to children are more likely to have more than three births, give birth to two children less than two years apart, and are also more likely to have multiple unwanted pregnancies, terminate pregnancies, and sterilize." said the researcher. Research results show that child marriage affects not only adolescent girls aged 16 - 17, but also a large number of girls aged 14 - 15. Researchers say it is deeply surprising that India's current policies and economic development do not help rural women and poor women.

Babies who could not yet walk were placed on large metal trays to complete various wedding ceremonies. According to custom, the young girl still lives in her mother's home after marriage. After the age of 11 or 12, she goes to her husband's house, and her future fate will be decided by her husband's family. The custom of child marriage has seriously hindered the progress of Indian society and is a serious social problem in India. The Indian government passed a law prohibiting child marriage in 1929, but it did not work.

In 1978, the Indian government raised the age of marriage for men and women to 21 years for men and 18 years for women respectively. However, in many areas, especially in mountainous areas, child marriage is still prevalent. The first reason is that child marriage is cheap, and the second is that child marriage is advocated by Hindu classics. This kind of wedding ceremony, like normal marriage, is arranged by matchmaker and ordered by parents, and finally holds a formal wedding ceremony. Weddings are also the same as weddings for adults. Children aged 3 and 4 are neatly dressed, wearing necklaces and bracelets, and circling the "sacred fire" three times under the guidance of adults.

A national family health survey conducted in India in 2005 - 2006 showed that 22.6% of women married before the age of 16, 44.5% of women married between the ages of 16 and 17, and 2.6% of women married before the age of 13.

UNICEF said in its report that more than one-third of the world's "child brides" come from India, and more than half come from Southeast Asia. Reports show that in 2007, nearly 25 million Indian women were married at the age of 18. Some children in India, Nepal and Pakistan are engaged or even married before the age of 10. Although India, Nepal and Pakistan ban child marriage, traditions and customs allow child marriage to persist in these areas.

There are complex social reasons why the bad habit of child marriage still exists in India. Economic issues are one of the most important aspects. India has had a dowry system since ancient times. When a girl gets married, her family must accompany her with a large amount of money. According to tradition, the smaller the woman, the less dowry the man will ask for; the smaller the man, the less the wedding expenses will be. Therefore, in the eyes of many poor families, getting their children married as soon as possible is quite cost-effective. In addition, ancient Indian religious codes allow child marriage, and girls 'parents are worried that their daughters will have premarital sex when they grow up, bringing shame to the family. These are also factors that continue to the bad habit of child marriage to this day.

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is in India, and what attracts people is the elegant red gauze and dingling clothes of Indian women. But behind their beauty, there is a lot of pain that we cannot imagine. There are many women with good conditions, even celebrities, who cannot escape the shackles of feudal marriage. That kind of humble status is unimaginable for women living in New China. Men are superior to women in ancient and modern times, but Hinduism has exerted it to the extreme, especially India's dowry and martyrdom customs, which are even more unbelievable.

According to reports, the favorite dress for Indian women is sari. When wearing a sari, you should first put on a tight-fitting top, wrapping your shoulders and chest tightly, while your forearms and waist are completely exposed. Wear shorts or petticoats on your lower body, and then put the sari on your body until you reach your ankles. Indian women have a wide variety of jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, hair accessories, forehead ornaments, chest ornaments, anklets, etc. This kind of metal decoration always makes a clanging sound. It is said that this kind of foot bell is not only used to ward off evil spirits for appearance, but also its more important purpose is to prevent the bride from attracting bees and butterflies and doing things that deviate from the line.

Indian women will make full use of jewelry to dress themselves. Even women from poor families have to spend everything they have and wear some cheap metal or plastic jewelry. Indian women after marriage are generally getting fatter, but as long as they are wrapped in sari, half hidden and half exposed, their faint figures are still breathtaking. However, with the bejeweled jewelry and tinkling ornaments, they finally dressed up as a group of beautiful "female slaves".

Dowry disputes often cause serious social problems in India, so the Indian government enacted the Anti-Dowry Law in 1961. According to the Anti-Dowry Law, it is illegal to give and receive dowry, and the party concerned is sentenced to 6 months to 2 years in prison; if a woman is harassed or abused by her husband or his relatives because she illegally requests money and valuables, the husband or his relatives will be sentenced to 3 years in prison and fined; If a woman is harassed or even abused by her husband or his relatives to death due to dowry within 7 years of marriage, the husband or his relatives will face 7 years or even life imprisonment.

However, India's dowry system has not really been abolished, and as living standards improve, the asking prices are getting higher and higher. In Patna, the capital of Bihar, popular dowries for middle-class and above families include computers, mobile phones, home theaters, digital cameras, digital televisions, microwaves, jewelry, mid-size limousines, city apartment suites, European honeymoon tours, etc.