On Oct 18, 2016, at 9:02 PM, Roland <roland.fran...@gmail.com> wrote: "What I cannot understand is this: How can a retired DTC conductor have afforded a Honda City car as dowry, much less cancel the booking to buy a Fortuner."
Dear Roland, My early childhood in Poona provided me many valuable lessons esp wrt the horrible Indian Caste System and this nonsensical demand of Dowry by the groom's family. My early visual (commentary from my parents...overheard) was that of the Marwari money lender coming to the 'assistance' of the desperate parents of the bride for a "nominal" interest of 25% p.a. The hapless 'parents of the bride' remained indebted to the Money Lender for the rest of their lives ! .....unless someone got a cash generating govt. job or 'went to the Gulf'. It is good that our family has not been touched with the scourge of either evil. May it stay thus in the future too. jc
