The state education department of Maharashtra thinks that ugliness of a girl is the primary reason to pay more dowry to get married. A Class 12 Sociology textbook cites this as one of the reasons for many families seeking dowry at the time of the marriage.
The lines in the textbooks say that “If a girl is ugly and handicapped, it becomes very difficult for her to get married. To marry her, the girl’s bridegroom and his family demand more dowry. Parents of such girls become helpless and pay dowry as per demands of bridegroom's family"
The textbook is being used by thousands of students every year to prepare for board examinations. Now, it is drawing wide criticism from college professors.
“When I first read the chapter on dowry, I was shocked. How can they write such things in a board textbook?” asked a Bandra college professor on the condition of anonymity.
She also said that professors tend to avoid going to that particular section while teaching in the classrooms and even the students have called the chapter rubbish.
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