Abhilash Mohanty

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I'm on holiday now, and as it happens, I am visiting my grandparents at this moment.

Being relatively less experienced in such matters, I just now put this question to my
(maternal) grandmother who's wise in the ways of the World and is more Woke than all of
Chaiwallah's lackeys put together.

Apparently the going rate at this point of time in the North is six to seven times the
difference between the guy's annual salary and the girl’s. It's around ten times of that if the
guy owns a house (or more realistically, a flat ).

“That's very interesting, grandmother,” I said. “But why do people have such strange dowry
calculations?”

“Because child,” answered my grandmother, “If such systems aren't in place, no girl will ever
marry any guy who's not a millionaire and we will all be seeing harems around us while the
majority of guys don't get a wife. But in these modern days, the thinking goes that Reality is a
meaningless concept and can be dispensed with so Dowry is banned. Now eat your
breakfast and don't visit stupid sites anymore.”

I hope this answers your query. But remember, biradar, Dowry is banned in the Republic.
Don't indulge in it. Ciao.

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