Dowry is banned in this Bihar village

India Today

In our 'Good News Today' segment, watch this story from Gobhariya village in Bihar's Bagaha, inhabited by the Tharu tribe, which has been dowry-free for decades.

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00:00A good news today story where we take you today to a village in Bihar where the practice of dowry

00:06is banned. Well not just today but for many decades. It's been one of the first dowry free

00:12villages in the country. Take a look. Over 6,100 women lost their lives in dowry related incidents

00:21across India in 2023. Dowry a social evil still thrives in the country but there is a

00:29village in Bihar where the practice is abhorred. This village in Gubharia near Bagha town is

00:40inhabited by the Tharo tribe, a community that doesn't follow the practice of dowry.

00:44In Tharo society, marriage is considered a sacred social bond in which money and transactions

01:01have no place.

01:12If the rest of the country drew inspiration from this small village, it could spell the end

01:17of dowry system. Wishful thinking but still.

01:21With Abhishek Pandey, Bureau Report, India Today.

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