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rambabu replied to the topic Country is facing Severe Summer this year..
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages
It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm
Quite an informative article on preserving rainwater in the Western Rajasthan area. Saza Kuva is a way to preserve rainwater, when there is scarcity of rains in Mewar regions. So many types of preserving Rainwater are not known to the Farmers in AP. The reason, very rarely, we see inadequate rainfall here. Of course, this year's inadequate rainfall made the Farmers of AP to know the importance of Rainwater harvesting. Now in my state, Rainwater Harvesting projects are being taken very seriously.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Health benefits of jaggery (gur) .
There are many wonderful benefits of Jaggery (gur) including digestion and blood purification.
https://in.style.yahoo.com/post/143830443674/10-amazing-health-benefits-of-jaggery
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Review of personal laws .
There are some sections of people demanding uniform personal law. Apparently, govt. have no such plan but now it is proposed to review all personal laws with a view to modify certain provisions for safeguarding women's interests.
https://in.news.yahoo.com/wcd-draft-policy-seeks-review-015600677.html
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Religious freedom in India .
There are some adverse comments in a report of an American based organization on state of religious freedom in India. Naturally, the report is unwelcome to many who retort that they neither recognize the organization nor teat the report as genuine because this is based on wrong understanding of Indian political system. constitution or law.
Of course, the American based organization has no statutory status as far as we are concerned. However, the report appears true. Our constitution is no doubt secular and progressive but certain extreme right wing organizations are undermining the constitution and acting against the spirit of secularism.
https://in.news.yahoo.com/religious-freedom-us-report-fails-053100119.html
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Country is facing Severe Summer this year..
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages
It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm
Your link does not work unless you save it after posting it, however, I will go through it.It is good to know that in places like Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat people had started this measure right from he beginning , probably because there is less rainfall there compared to other parts f the country.Now since 4-5 years, rain water harvesting has been made mandatory in Karnataka for all new constructions, but the problem comes with old buildings , where implementing this would be not possible because of the design and the extra cost..
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
Continuing....
The Times now group has been relentless in its investigation, having tracked Middleman Michels London Home. In fact Michel is the key to the investigations . ED too has widened its probe ans has been asking for details of others involved in the scam that threatens to be one of the biggest scams ever , with the top Congress leaders directly involved in taking kickbacks..
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
What I sincerely feel is that, one should have the Guts to accept the facts. If I'm an ardent follower of one particular political party, there is no meaning in supporting my Political party blindly despite its anti National activities. By this, nothing can be achieved and make my Party and the related Personnel Paragon of Virtues. Let these Forums be made as Healthy Discussion Forums, not Battle Grounds.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Are Non Ayurvedic medicines anti national .
anil wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
Ayurveda is a branch of medicine and can be studied. There is nothing anti-national about it. However Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and even Yoga cannot treat dangerous diseases and if one were to rely only on them one will just die. Talking of Yoga our world champion boxer Vijandra has said if he concentrated on Yoga he would lose all his matches. Similar is the opinion of Khalil who has said Yoga is for old people. He is a world champ in WWF. I also do yoga having learnt it at the Ashram of Swami Shraddanand, but it is not a substitute for training with weights.
Who say that yoga is substitute of training and weights. But no doubt with yoga one can improve performance.
Every physical exercise regimen serves a different purpose. Yoga is not meat for Muscle building or Abs building. It keeps one ailment free, Physically and mentally fit. Linking Yoga to train an Olympic wrestler, has no meaning at all. Yes, I can say one thing for sure, that combining yoga with weightlifting exercises will do a lot of good than with only Weightlifting exercises.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Nehru and Modi. On One point Nehru appears better than Modi.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
This has always been there , even in 2014 the exact details of Sonia and Manmohan Singhs involvement was published and known to the Congress party but now they pretend as if BJP is targetting them..pathetic indeed that this woman was so greedy that she was ready to sell the country and its safety for a few million Euros..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2550159/Sonia-PM-tainted-chopper-scam-note-reveals-middleman-told-AugustaWestland-target-UPA-leaders.html
That is the reason we have Mir Jafars and Jaichands among us. They need to be arrested and dealt with.No better place than Arthur Road or Tihar Jail.
History repeats itself. Those Mir Jafars and Jaichands of the bygone days appeared in the form of Sonias and Manmohans now and looted the country as much as they could and still their thirst for further looting is not satiated. These anti Nationals should be driven away from this country
It is surprising and shocking for me that Manmohan Sing was involve in this scam. It is my opinion that if he was done some wrong, that was only for super lady and his son.
I agree because Manmohan Singh along with P V Narasimha Rao opened up the economy and it was after that we saw a positive growth in the Indian economy. Such a person reduced to the level of being tainted with scam because a lady who is in that position simply because she was married to a congress leaders son, is really shameful! He is of course to be blamed, even if he may not be involved, he was still the puppet PM..
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Are Non Ayurvedic medicines anti national .
MG Singh wrote:
Ayurveda is a branch of medicine and can be studied. There is nothing anti-national about it. However Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and even Yoga cannot treat dangerous diseases and if one were to rely only on them one will just die. Talking of Yoga our world champion boxer Vijandra has said if he concentrated on Yoga he would lose all his matches. Similar is the opinion of Khalil who has said Yoga is for old people. He is a world champ in WWF. I also do yoga having learnt it at the Ashram of Swami Shraddanand, but it is not a substitute for training with weights.
Who say that yoga is substitute of training and weights. But no doubt with yoga one can improve performance.
9 years ago
usha manohar liked a reply to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Indian woman's legal rights .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Unless a social change happens with a complete change in the mindset and attitude of the society , mere degrees and education does very little to change the status of women in India. In fact the more educated males have no hesitation in asking for larger dowries because they feel they are entitled to it. Unless women dont bother too much about marriage as an absolute necessity to be entered into even at the cost of buying grooms,very little can change.
Absolutely, men do not hesitate to demand dowry and see, those women who get married to such men wilfully, is really a pathetic state. The ladies enjoy luxury such as expensive car and all with their respective husbands at the cost of the biological family's expense. I pity these ladies and have no words to describe the so called educated men who take dowry.
Recently there was a cricket player who was proudly displaying the Audi car or some other car given to him by his would be father in law. Giving a gift is of course personal choice the father in law may be a very rich person and may want to share part of his wealth with his daughter.But making a show of it and advertising it only sends the wrong signals and the fellow came in for a lot of negative criticism n twitter and elsewhere ..
If father wants to share his wealth with his daughter, what is wrong in it. On one hand we are talking equal right for female. on other hand we are saying that it is wrong to give gifts in marriage to daughter. If son have right of wealth of his father why daughter have not?
Anil, before jumping in to respond, please read the last part of my response...it is not about rights but the impression created in a country where dowry giving and taking is a crime..
Yes I read it, can you separate dowry and gift.
Well if you have understood good or else leave it...
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Indian woman's legal rights .
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Unless a social change happens with a complete change in the mindset and attitude of the society , mere degrees and education does very little to change the status of women in India. In fact the more educated males have no hesitation in asking for larger dowries because they feel they are entitled to it. Unless women dont bother too much about marriage as an absolute necessity to be entered into even at the cost of buying grooms,very little can change.
Absolutely, men do not hesitate to demand dowry and see, those women who get married to such men wilfully, is really a pathetic state. The ladies enjoy luxury such as expensive car and all with their respective husbands at the cost of the biological family's expense. I pity these ladies and have no words to describe the so called educated men who take dowry.
Recently there was a cricket player who was proudly displaying the Audi car or some other car given to him by his would be father in law. Giving a gift is of course personal choice the father in law may be a very rich person and may want to share part of his wealth with his daughter.But making a show of it and advertising it only sends the wrong signals and the fellow came in for a lot of negative criticism n twitter and elsewhere ..
If father wants to share his wealth with his daughter, what is wrong in it. On one hand we are talking equal right for female. on other hand we are saying that it is wrong to give gifts in marriage to daughter. If son have right of wealth of his father why daughter have not?
Anil, before jumping in to respond, please read the last part of my response...it is not about rights but the impression created in a country where dowry giving and taking is a crime..
Yes I read it, can you separate dowry and gift.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
usha manohar wrote:
Anil, there is more than enough evidence for those who are not biased, but for Devi bakths who would rather become deaf and blind, nothing seems enough, so there is no point in wasting time on such people...Everybody knows that Congress party is a party of scams , so what are these blind believers trying to prove ?
The Italian Judge who was interviewed by the media had some very interesting things to say about the matter, those interested can get the whole interview online..
Not Devi or Deva Bhakti it blind Bhakti. The followers of some leaders and person are so blind and deaf that they don't like to listen a single word against them. Not only congress most of parties are scams, In Punjab Akali Dal, Haryana Choutala and company, Bihar RJD, UP SP and BSP, DMK ADMK all are scams.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Indian woman's legal rights .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Unless a social change happens with a complete change in the mindset and attitude of the society , mere degrees and education does very little to change the status of women in India. In fact the more educated males have no hesitation in asking for larger dowries because they feel they are entitled to it. Unless women dont bother too much about marriage as an absolute necessity to be entered into even at the cost of buying grooms,very little can change.
Absolutely, men do not hesitate to demand dowry and see, those women who get married to such men wilfully, is really a pathetic state. The ladies enjoy luxury such as expensive car and all with their respective husbands at the cost of the biological family's expense. I pity these ladies and have no words to describe the so called educated men who take dowry.
Recently there was a cricket player who was proudly displaying the Audi car or some other car given to him by his would be father in law. Giving a gift is of course personal choice the father in law may be a very rich person and may want to share part of his wealth with his daughter.But making a show of it and advertising it only sends the wrong signals and the fellow came in for a lot of negative criticism n twitter and elsewhere ..
If father wants to share his wealth with his daughter, what is wrong in it. On one hand we are talking equal right for female. on other hand we are saying that it is wrong to give gifts in marriage to daughter. If son have right of wealth of his father why daughter have not?
Anil, before jumping in to respond, please read the last part of my response...it is not about rights but the impression created in a country where dowry giving and taking is a crime..
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Country is facing Severe Summer this year..
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages
It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm
Quite an informative article on preserving rainwater in the Western Rajasthan area. Saza Kuva is a way to preserve rainwater, when there is scarcity of rains in Mewar regions. So many types of preserving Rainwater are not known to the Farmers in AP. The reason, very rarely, we see inadequate rainfall here. Of course, this year's inadequate rainfall made the Farmers of AP to know the importance of Rainwater harvesting. Now in my state, Rainwater Harvesting projects are being taken very seriously.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Health benefits of jaggery (gur) .
There are many wonderful benefits of Jaggery (gur) including digestion and blood purification.
https://in.style.yahoo.com/post/143830443674/10-amazing-health-benefits-of-jaggery
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Review of personal laws .
There are some sections of people demanding uniform personal law. Apparently, govt. have no such plan but now it is proposed to review all personal laws with a view to modify certain provisions for safeguarding women's interests.
https://in.news.yahoo.com/wcd-draft-policy-seeks-review-015600677.html
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Religious freedom in India .
There are some adverse comments in a report of an American based organization on state of religious freedom in India. Naturally, the report is unwelcome to many who retort that they neither recognize the organization nor teat the report as genuine because this is based on wrong understanding of Indian political system. constitution or law.
Of course, the American based organization has no statutory status as far as we are concerned. However, the report appears true. Our constitution is no doubt secular and progressive but certain extreme right wing organizations are undermining the constitution and acting against the spirit of secularism.
https://in.news.yahoo.com/religious-freedom-us-report-fails-053100119.html
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Country is facing Severe Summer this year..
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
You can have underground water storage system which is done in some buildings here, where rainwater falling on the roof and within the compound is collected, a system of Rain water storage. In areas surrounding such buildings even the level of water in the nearby well has remained constant. If proper care is taken it is not impossible to have both, commercial complexes and water storages
It is right rain water harvesting is only solution of water problem. If we ignore it we will face water problem every years. Rain harvesting is tradition of Rajasthan. Here it is called "kunds". Read some more about rain water harvesting system of Rajasthan.
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/traditional1.htm
Your link does not work unless you save it after posting it, however, I will go through it.It is good to know that in places like Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat people had started this measure right from he beginning , probably because there is less rainfall there compared to other parts f the country.Now since 4-5 years, rain water harvesting has been made mandatory in Karnataka for all new constructions, but the problem comes with old buildings , where implementing this would be not possible because of the design and the extra cost..
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
Continuing....
The Times now group has been relentless in its investigation, having tracked Middleman Michels London Home. In fact Michel is the key to the investigations . ED too has widened its probe ans has been asking for details of others involved in the scam that threatens to be one of the biggest scams ever , with the top Congress leaders directly involved in taking kickbacks..
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
What I sincerely feel is that, one should have the Guts to accept the facts. If I'm an ardent follower of one particular political party, there is no meaning in supporting my Political party blindly despite its anti National activities. By this, nothing can be achieved and make my Party and the related Personnel Paragon of Virtues. Let these Forums be made as Healthy Discussion Forums, not Battle Grounds.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Are Non Ayurvedic medicines anti national .
anil wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
Ayurveda is a branch of medicine and can be studied. There is nothing anti-national about it. However Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and even Yoga cannot treat dangerous diseases and if one were to rely only on them one will just die. Talking of Yoga our world champion boxer Vijandra has said if he concentrated on Yoga he would lose all his matches. Similar is the opinion of Khalil who has said Yoga is for old people. He is a world champ in WWF. I also do yoga having learnt it at the Ashram of Swami Shraddanand, but it is not a substitute for training with weights.
Who say that yoga is substitute of training and weights. But no doubt with yoga one can improve performance.
Every physical exercise regimen serves a different purpose. Yoga is not meat for Muscle building or Abs building. It keeps one ailment free, Physically and mentally fit. Linking Yoga to train an Olympic wrestler, has no meaning at all. Yes, I can say one thing for sure, that combining yoga with weightlifting exercises will do a lot of good than with only Weightlifting exercises.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Nehru and Modi. On One point Nehru appears better than Modi.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
This has always been there , even in 2014 the exact details of Sonia and Manmohan Singhs involvement was published and known to the Congress party but now they pretend as if BJP is targetting them..pathetic indeed that this woman was so greedy that she was ready to sell the country and its safety for a few million Euros..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2550159/Sonia-PM-tainted-chopper-scam-note-reveals-middleman-told-AugustaWestland-target-UPA-leaders.html
That is the reason we have Mir Jafars and Jaichands among us. They need to be arrested and dealt with.No better place than Arthur Road or Tihar Jail.
History repeats itself. Those Mir Jafars and Jaichands of the bygone days appeared in the form of Sonias and Manmohans now and looted the country as much as they could and still their thirst for further looting is not satiated. These anti Nationals should be driven away from this country
It is surprising and shocking for me that Manmohan Sing was involve in this scam. It is my opinion that if he was done some wrong, that was only for super lady and his son.
I agree because Manmohan Singh along with P V Narasimha Rao opened up the economy and it was after that we saw a positive growth in the Indian economy. Such a person reduced to the level of being tainted with scam because a lady who is in that position simply because she was married to a congress leaders son, is really shameful! He is of course to be blamed, even if he may not be involved, he was still the puppet PM..
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Are Non Ayurvedic medicines anti national .
MG Singh wrote:
Ayurveda is a branch of medicine and can be studied. There is nothing anti-national about it. However Ayurveda, Homeopathy, and even Yoga cannot treat dangerous diseases and if one were to rely only on them one will just die. Talking of Yoga our world champion boxer Vijandra has said if he concentrated on Yoga he would lose all his matches. Similar is the opinion of Khalil who has said Yoga is for old people. He is a world champ in WWF. I also do yoga having learnt it at the Ashram of Swami Shraddanand, but it is not a substitute for training with weights.
Who say that yoga is substitute of training and weights. But no doubt with yoga one can improve performance.
9 years ago
usha manohar liked a reply to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Indian woman's legal rights .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Unless a social change happens with a complete change in the mindset and attitude of the society , mere degrees and education does very little to change the status of women in India. In fact the more educated males have no hesitation in asking for larger dowries because they feel they are entitled to it. Unless women dont bother too much about marriage as an absolute necessity to be entered into even at the cost of buying grooms,very little can change.
Absolutely, men do not hesitate to demand dowry and see, those women who get married to such men wilfully, is really a pathetic state. The ladies enjoy luxury such as expensive car and all with their respective husbands at the cost of the biological family's expense. I pity these ladies and have no words to describe the so called educated men who take dowry.
Recently there was a cricket player who was proudly displaying the Audi car or some other car given to him by his would be father in law. Giving a gift is of course personal choice the father in law may be a very rich person and may want to share part of his wealth with his daughter.But making a show of it and advertising it only sends the wrong signals and the fellow came in for a lot of negative criticism n twitter and elsewhere ..
If father wants to share his wealth with his daughter, what is wrong in it. On one hand we are talking equal right for female. on other hand we are saying that it is wrong to give gifts in marriage to daughter. If son have right of wealth of his father why daughter have not?
Anil, before jumping in to respond, please read the last part of my response...it is not about rights but the impression created in a country where dowry giving and taking is a crime..
Yes I read it, can you separate dowry and gift.
Well if you have understood good or else leave it...
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Indian woman's legal rights .
usha manohar wrote:
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Unless a social change happens with a complete change in the mindset and attitude of the society , mere degrees and education does very little to change the status of women in India. In fact the more educated males have no hesitation in asking for larger dowries because they feel they are entitled to it. Unless women dont bother too much about marriage as an absolute necessity to be entered into even at the cost of buying grooms,very little can change.
Absolutely, men do not hesitate to demand dowry and see, those women who get married to such men wilfully, is really a pathetic state. The ladies enjoy luxury such as expensive car and all with their respective husbands at the cost of the biological family's expense. I pity these ladies and have no words to describe the so called educated men who take dowry.
Recently there was a cricket player who was proudly displaying the Audi car or some other car given to him by his would be father in law. Giving a gift is of course personal choice the father in law may be a very rich person and may want to share part of his wealth with his daughter.But making a show of it and advertising it only sends the wrong signals and the fellow came in for a lot of negative criticism n twitter and elsewhere ..
If father wants to share his wealth with his daughter, what is wrong in it. On one hand we are talking equal right for female. on other hand we are saying that it is wrong to give gifts in marriage to daughter. If son have right of wealth of his father why daughter have not?
Anil, before jumping in to respond, please read the last part of my response...it is not about rights but the impression created in a country where dowry giving and taking is a crime..
Yes I read it, can you separate dowry and gift.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Now It is UPA Chopper scam ( Augustawestland deal).
usha manohar wrote:
Anil, there is more than enough evidence for those who are not biased, but for Devi bakths who would rather become deaf and blind, nothing seems enough, so there is no point in wasting time on such people...Everybody knows that Congress party is a party of scams , so what are these blind believers trying to prove ?
The Italian Judge who was interviewed by the media had some very interesting things to say about the matter, those interested can get the whole interview online..
Not Devi or Deva Bhakti it blind Bhakti. The followers of some leaders and person are so blind and deaf that they don't like to listen a single word against them. Not only congress most of parties are scams, In Punjab Akali Dal, Haryana Choutala and company, Bihar RJD, UP SP and BSP, DMK ADMK all are scams.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Indian woman's legal rights .
anil wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
Unless a social change happens with a complete change in the mindset and attitude of the society , mere degrees and education does very little to change the status of women in India. In fact the more educated males have no hesitation in asking for larger dowries because they feel they are entitled to it. Unless women dont bother too much about marriage as an absolute necessity to be entered into even at the cost of buying grooms,very little can change.
Absolutely, men do not hesitate to demand dowry and see, those women who get married to such men wilfully, is really a pathetic state. The ladies enjoy luxury such as expensive car and all with their respective husbands at the cost of the biological family's expense. I pity these ladies and have no words to describe the so called educated men who take dowry.
Recently there was a cricket player who was proudly displaying the Audi car or some other car given to him by his would be father in law. Giving a gift is of course personal choice the father in law may be a very rich person and may want to share part of his wealth with his daughter.But making a show of it and advertising it only sends the wrong signals and the fellow came in for a lot of negative criticism n twitter and elsewhere ..
If father wants to share his wealth with his daughter, what is wrong in it. On one hand we are talking equal right for female. on other hand we are saying that it is wrong to give gifts in marriage to daughter. If son have right of wealth of his father why daughter have not?
Anil, before jumping in to respond, please read the last part of my response...it is not about rights but the impression created in a country where dowry giving and taking is a crime..
9 years ago