Institutionalization of Dowry System in tharu Communities of gujara Municipality-1, Rangapur, Rautahat

Abstract

The research is carried out entitled“Institutionalization of Dowry System in Tharu Communities of Gujara Municipality-1, Rangapur, Rautahat.”Dowry system is aburningissue in the Terai region among Tharu Communities of Rautahat. The present study is an in-depthempirical study of dowry system. It makes a critical analysis of women violence in the name of dowry. The specific objectives of this paper were to study the documentation of the significant impact of dowry system in Tharu communities. The methodologies used were interview, life testimony, groupdiscussion, systematic randomsampling and other secondary sources also etc. Itanalyzes thewomen empowerment of given dowry. The findings of the study showed that the dowry system is a social practice which perpetuates the oppression,torture,and murder of women in Terai. The practiceof dowry is an expected part of marriage in a culture where arranged marriages within endogamous groups ofpeoplehavedone.Before the wedding,dowry is taken by from groom’s family from bride’s family,but if bride’s family is not able to provide the demand for dowry,marriage cannot occur.The violence mayoccur when the bride–price of dowry is deemed unsatisfactory by the recipient.The dowry system is beyond of payment cash,and it has created violencein the Communities.