limit the amount of gold given at weddings.

I wonder why gold is at all necessary in weddings. Better to discard gold rather than limit. 

Gold is a status symbol in many countries including India. This belief is deeply rooted in  the minds of the people who are mad after this glitzy yellow metal. Discarding Gold is an un - achievable  Goal right now.

Gold is also an investment and one cannot do away without it altogether so , I feel that if rule gets implemented , it will be a step in the right direction. Keralites are mad when it comes to gold and I have seen brides completely covered with gold.There is no beauty or grace left in the bride , just glitter of gold !

As an investment Gold is OK. But Gold offering at weddings is a custom to be denounced.

It will be great if other states too start implementing similar law. Even small state like Manipur are gold craze though its mostly limited to the people in Imphal area. Here once the girl has grown up people expect her to wear gold jewellary and ve become something of a must have items for bride. And some really take it in excess

India's craze for the Yellow metal is well known.

http://www.nitinarora.co.in/some-customer/gold-buying

http://www.businessinsider.in/Why-Do-Indians-Love-Gold/articleshow/26277572.cms

jabeen wrote:

It will be great if other states too start implementing similar law. Even small state like Manipur are gold craze though its mostly limited to the people in Imphal area. Here once the girl has grown up people expect her to wear gold jewellary and ve become something of a must have items for bride. And some really take it in excess

It is the same in my state, instead of keeping aside money for higher education, parents start buying gold so that there is enough when she is of marriageable age.They do not have the sense to realise that giving her good education will empower her for life rather than think only of marrying her off to a family that demands gold !

jabeen wrote:

It will be great if other states too start implementing similar law. Even small state like Manipur are gold craze though its mostly limited to the people in Imphal area. Here once the girl has grown up people expect her to wear gold jewellary and ve become something of a must have items for bride. And some really take it in excess

As regards the Gold and it's use in Social environment the condition everywhere is same. Still people are there who believe a Girl is a burden. The custom of Gold being used in marriages is very old. This is where we should think with emancipated mind. In the present day the notion that the Boy and the Girl are equal and they should be treated equally in all spheres of life is gaining ground. If this notion gains momentum I feel the time worn custom of using Gold for marriages will die a natural death.

It is really silly to see the so obviously unhealthy obsession of Indians with the gold. There are so many communities in India who still give too much importance to hoarding gold than spend money on more essential things such as education, basic home comforts etc. There are also so many myths regarding buying gold on specific days such "akshay tritiya" that there are almost a mile long queues outside jeweller shops in Pune!

True. On  Akshaya tritiya day, one can witness serpentine queues all over AP state also. The fascination for this yellow metal is there in India since time immemorial. Earlier i read even the males are also fascinated by this metal

rambabu wrote:

True. On  Akshaya tritiya day, one can witness serpentine queues all over AP state also. The fascination for this yellow metal is there in India since time immemorial. Earlier i read even the males are also fascinated by this metal

 

True...even men are totally obsessed with hoarding gold and also showing it off in public. It is more so with the most moronic tribe in Maharashtra, that is, the politicians. The amount of gold they exhibit would put even a Kerala bride to shame! 

Even our God men are obsessed with Gold. Sathya Saibaba possessed tons of Gold in his Ashram. He had a throne made of 100 percent Gold.

Indians love Gold. Even when the gold prices are high, they won't stop buying. If there is marriage going to take place, people have to give good amount of gold. It is not necessary, but see if bride's parents don't give, there could be circumstances that Bride might not be happy.

I don't believe in giving gold and all. I am saying this because its observed in our culture. I condemned giving or taking dowry. But, you know the community doesn't understand this.

Yes Indians are obsessed with the gold. There is another aspect. If gold is not used in marriages people think it's a damage their prestige.

Government has tried to impose duty on gold import so that if the prices of gold increase, people will reduce their buying habits of gold and as a consequence government have to import less gold.

Ronark Bhardwaj wrote:

Government has tried to impose duty on gold import so that if the prices of gold increase, people will reduce their buying habits of gold and as a consequence government have to import less gold.

If the government restricts the import of gold, there is a likely hood of decrease in gold demand. But, it has to be seen whether it works. But I have my own doubts.