Perspectives

Opinion pieces on Indian weddings. Uncomfortable questions, real numbers, and the stuff polite guides leave out. Not every idea here is consensus — that's the point.

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Dowry Calculator

Plug in the profession, the demands, the city. See what the total actually adds up to — and what that money could buy instead. Dowry has been illegal since 1961; the number still gets quoted like a spec sheet.

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