Volume : VII, Issue : V, May - 2017

Dowry related violence in Balasore district of Odisha

Ratnashree Jena, Prof. Dr Shyam Sundar Acharya

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 Violence against women is a very sensitive issue in contemporary era. It violates the human rights and dignity of women. Dowry is one such evil which affects the marital life of women and makes her life wretched. Dowry is considered a major reason for increasing violence against women. The tradition of dowry is deeply rooted in Indian socio–cultural system. This paper is based on the field study related to dowry violence conducted in the district of Balasore and data collected till 2012 in this regard. The district of Balasore in the state of Odisha which is the area of the empirical study topped the list in the dowry related violence against women from (2009–2012). Dowry related crimes have been grouped into three categories like dowry homicide, dowry suicide and dowry death. The major reasons which can be attributed to the incidence of dowry related crimes are alcoholism, greed for more pecuniary benefits and more often than not the death of the victim. Besides strict implementation of dowry prohibition laws the improvement in the educational and economic status of women is necessary to deal with such menace.  

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Ratnashree Jena, Prof.(Dr) Shyam Sundar Acharya, Dowry related violence in Balasore district of Odisha, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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