tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048321444546515957.post9073645542776382977..comments2023-06-29T16:44:43.658+05:30Comments on Knots-and-What-nots !: Hypocrites OathBastethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13905121027229547801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048321444546515957.post-31072373313856484032007-07-04T18:51:00.000+05:302007-07-04T18:51:00.000+05:30@CBThat was the point!@CB<BR/><BR/>That was the point!Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048321444546515957.post-51499392886762733542007-07-04T07:29:00.000+05:302007-07-04T07:29:00.000+05:30@ramWell, true, they had one more mouth to feed, a...@ram<BR/><BR/>Well, true, they had one more mouth to feed, at the same time, they had another pair of hands to help out - in the fields, kitchen, etc. Maybe you are right, but, you know, in very early times, there was also, Vadhu-dakshina. They guy's family would give some gifts, and even money to the girl's parents, to impress them and get a good bride for their son. I mean, the girl's parents had to know they were capable of looking after her, right? Don't know when Vadhu dakshina became vara-dakshina. Anyway, both seem meaningless and baneful to me! :)<BR/><BR/>@Sid baab<BR/><BR/>What point are you trying to make? Don't be so oblique! I didn't get ya!Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905121027229547801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048321444546515957.post-40077765357835496452007-07-04T02:06:00.000+05:302007-07-04T02:06:00.000+05:30Hmm... bias against dowry... one shouldn't be lead...Hmm... bias against dowry... one shouldn't be lead by such a bias to make too much out of innocent inquiries at times though...Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179045325571609918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048321444546515957.post-18077735468457792042007-07-04T01:48:00.000+05:302007-07-04T01:48:00.000+05:30I guess dowry started out as a way to help the gro...I guess dowry started out as a way to help the groom's family, as they have one more mouth to feed. But, in the present society and circumstances, it is surely a bane.wander1usthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436222029403286355noreply@blogger.com