tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275474361835522132.post7988603542090720271..comments2024-03-13T04:36:14.856-07:00Comments on India Helps: Those who want to help out...Kiran Manralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696017945405731139noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275474361835522132.post-71193401726119409242008-12-05T01:39:00.000-08:002008-12-05T01:39:00.000-08:00we are all happy to help K.we are all happy to help K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275474361835522132.post-39631590299068625072008-12-05T10:18:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:18:00.000-08:00This blog is a great idea; keep up the good work.B...This blog is a great idea; keep up the good work.<br><br>But I have a concern with a part of this post:-<br><br><i>"Three daughters <b>aged 3, 6 and 8,</b> respectively.<br>........<br>(ii) she has to take care of her three daughters. <b>Their marriages.</b> In places like Nashik and Ahmednagar <b>Dowry is important than the bride.</b>"</i><br><br>What you are saying may be absolutely correct; but I think it is inappropriate to (seemingly) ask people to help with dowries for future marriages of very young girls. Dowry is a social evil, educated people should not do anything to encourage it. Asking people to donate money to families for dowry is perpetuating that stupid social evil.<br><br>And besides, the girls are young kids. They have a long way to go before getting married. Hopefully, by then, dowry will be a thing of the past.<br><br>There are a lot of things people can do for those girls - help with their education, for example. But dowry should not be in any way encouraged, even in such a situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275474361835522132.post-55802540470800479722008-12-05T19:53:00.000-08:002008-12-05T19:53:00.000-08:00agreed completely. we were just conveying the info...agreed completely. we were just conveying the information given to us by the family. we actually plan on instituting a trust account for the family for monthly disbursement of money including school fees, household exppenditure, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com