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Decked in Gold?

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Ghaziabad: I was doing my normal rounds of jogging (all right I am not a regular) in a nearby park in my locality. While returning, I chanced upon one of the more garrulous uncles’ of my colony, who decided to accompany me on the way back. Well somehow the conversation drifted to marriage (don’t know why, but people have a habit of talking about your marriage as soon as your elder sibling gets married). So here goes uncle, explaining with great gusto about a grand wedding that he was a part of. The groom, a doctor was given a Fortuner while all the baraatis were given silver key rings, the food was majestic and the decorations were mind blowing. This continued for another 10 minutes, the final conclusion being that it was a marriage to remember!                                                                                       Photo Courtesy: www.divorceindia.org Then suddenly, the conversation shifted to the demon called “dowry”, still prevalent in all parts of Indi