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Dowries and dire trails of death
Sometimes, one learns of an event — yet another event — involving a woman’s tragic end in India and thinks, as a commentator, “But what (else) is there to say, ...
Shefali Jariwala’s sudden death has been attributed to heart failure. No mischief is suspected. But her dying and the cause(s ...
The social menace thrives in a new form—as lavish weddings and heavy gold jewellery ‘for the bride’, the generosity fuelling further entitlement and often fatal violence ...