Bride Buying In Rural Haryana
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Haryana is a prosperous state economically but on social front the state is known for its patriarchal social structure where, a woman is considering as the weak sex. The advent of technology resulted in the tilting of sex ratio towards masculine population. This titling of sex ratio toward masculine population resulted in Male marriage Squeeze in the state of Haryana. To meet this shortage of girls, due to rampant female foeticide, families in Haryana using different tactics to meet this shortage of girls. Buying a bride from states is one of the tactics that the Haryanvi families are using to meet this shortage of marriageable girls. Bride buying is not a new phenomenon. The pre-colonial literature highlights that earlier, it was prevalent in the state of Punjab. However, recently it has become a common feature of rural area in the state of Haryana. In villages, approximately 50-60 men have crossed their right age to get married and do not find a suitable match for themselves. If the number of bachelors is aggregated then the number will become large. Thus with the backdrop of this problem, the present research paper is based on the phenomenon of bride buying in Haryana. The major focus will be on exploring the reasons why the men in Haryana opt for such kind of a marital alliance. The universe of the study is state of Haryana and further qualitative research methodology was used due to sensitivity of the topic. Words: 142
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Monica Munjial Singh, Mr. Aditya Parihar, Dr. Nirmala Devi
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