Everybody loves to hate dowry and accuse those who engage in it. Judges, leaders of women’s organisation's, politicians and lawyers clamour for valuable media attention by flogging the dowry beast every now and then. These personalities, however, know very well that without dowry, their five minutes of fame won't exist. In the absence of dowry, certain politicians, lawyers, police, CAW cells, Judiciary and a few feminists will have to shut shop in no time.

 

The word dowry has been overused and abused to fund all things, including tax incentives for women and laws biased for women. The hated dowry beast is the single biggest revenue generator for the certain women organisations.

 

The media or the Indian government never mentions about the fact that the total number of married men committing suicides every year is twice that of the number of married women committing suicides . Quoting this fact, would stop the inflow of aid money for those factions who ask for it in the name of ridding dowry and bride burning. More than Rs 65 Billion are spent every year in India for women’s empowerment schemes . Eighty per cent of this money is contributed by Indian men. Not a single rupee is spent by the government on Men’s issues and men’s empowerment .

 

Infact, the problem of dowry can be overcome in just four years.

 

What the Indian government and NGOs claim has not been possible in 60 years, can actually be achieved in less than four years. The steps to eradicate the problem are simple .