"Dowry" is conflated, while dowry itself isn't an Indian term, in the Indian context it is often jewellery given to the bride by her parents often in lieu of he

"Dowry" is conflated, while dowry itself isn't an Indian term, in the Indian context it is often jewellery given to the bride by her parents often in lieu of her share of property. A witch hunt against this practice has actually worked against the women, and many are deprived of their ancestral property rights. A lot of women in Europe aren't even aware of their property rights, the first son generally gets the farm and the daughters get nothing (even if the farm is ancestral).