DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2014.v02i02.034

Pages: 339-346

This research paper argues on the evil of dowry system and its upshot in Kashmir. It indicates the rampancy of dowry & tries to see its prevalence among Muslims in Kashmir. It highlights the case studies of those women who had been victim of Dowry in Kashmir. Dowry is one of the most distressing & perilous evils in today’s society that its problems can’t be fully figured out without resorting to case studies. The case studies provide the qualitative & essential information. In order to reach the profound insight of this evil, the researcher conducted some case studies in Srinagar city, of Kashmir, of those women who have been victims of Dowry. The researcher seeks to interact & observe their conduct & tries to understand the state of affairs & situation when & how they were in the clutch of dowry. The study is carried on the factors that focus the behavioral patterns of the given element & its relationship with the environment.