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There is this tradition in Batuwa Memons that they give property to their daughter in dowry. On one hand it serves the purpose of inheritance and on other hand women get empowerment in in-laws. But normally they don't live in joint families. It is believed that the dowry is given in accordance with the qualification and job of the groom. I used to my Batuwa Memon friends ' aaj kal kia rate chal raha hai tumhara' :D
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Even in Jats, a good wedding with all dowry and function generally reaches 2-2.5 crore INR. Similarily, Babloos and can confirm that in Rayalseema Reddy's they gift gold in terms of Kgs:D. In Maharashtra it is called Hundi I suppose:)
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In maharashtra they call it Hunda…
I know a malyali person who was working as aclerk and his wife brought 1kg gold in dowry…
In telangana muslims also give a handsome amount in dowry…
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In Kiran Kher’s words: Dhanda to tum bhi karti ho.. beti bhi deti ho aur dahej bhi.. Neech gunn 
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Dowry is just like any other concept with both positive and negative aspects while prostitution is entirely wrong. Most of the times parents give it voluntarily, most of the brides brings dowry as a gift from parents, I also got though Saas has fixed the limit:(. the 2-2.5 crore is average figure of marriage and mothers wants to boast about their daughter’s marriage as well:D
People like me had dreamt of such grand marriage, woh to ashiqui ne barbad kar diya:smack2:
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being married to the person you love is a grand dream fulfilled itself...........:)
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Hazaron khwahishen aisi ke her khwahish pe dum niklay :hinna:
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Dil ko khush rakhne ko ye khayal accha hai:)
Indeed. Everytime I see my cousin’s marriage video and compare to mine, I feel so jealous:D,
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Definitely NOT.
Infact the boys in my family complain that girls are given a preferential treatment:hehe: to which mamu and all reply ke tum logon ko saari umar jhailna hai…ye beychariyan tou apne apne ghar ki ho jaingi 
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Haanji, jaise apne apne ghar jaane ke baad inhe khaane ko nahi milega:D
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Not all girls are so lucky to have such considerate Mama 
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no no…i wasnt talking abt khana peena…usmey sub equal he…i was talking about general preferential treatment…same ghalti pe larkon ko daant par jayegi aur larkiyon ko nahi …stuff like tht…oh and they listen to us more…when larkey want somehtign they get us girls to ask them 
specially eidi mai…we girls make them pay more eidi 
not just mama..chacha’s too
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Daadi.Naani who generally have money in the house give more to boys, they do open partiality apart from giving money to them chupke chupke, other boys here can testify it
I am sure even in eidi, boys get most of the things chupke se from mother, dadi,nani:)
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This discrimination is coming down but for generation before us it was harshest reality.....
I know how people used to discourage girls from going to school and colleges...........:(
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Nopes…in my place…we are very close knit family…so everyone gets teh same Eidi…married oens have fixed amount…unmarried ones keep incrementing
So guys let us girls set the eidi amount 'cuz we can get a higher amount out of chacha’s and mama’s
dadi passed away when dad was a kid…so I had nani only…& with nani…i was her fav among all kids…be it boys or girls…so I’m one of those ppl who got preferential treatment:blush:
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Girls get more eidi 
I stopped receiving Eidi after Second Year and now Eid is the name of jaib khali karna for me 
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This discrimination is coming down but for generation before us it was harshest reality.....
I know how people used to discourage girls from going to school and colleges...........:(
doesnt happen here :D
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haha…we take eidi from out working cousin bro’s too & cousins workign girls dont have to pay 
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Padh likh jaen ge to prem patra likhen gi
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ab idhar bhi halat badal gaye hain…