Yes, this revolting practice is more common than any patriotic Indian will
admit. Aside from women's groups, general and _ad hoc_, there is little
consistent concern, government and police included. A victim's family
must have some clout to obtain even a glimmer of justice.
We might wonder whether the reassuring doctrine of reincarnation,
adhered to in some convenient variant by the scrambling petit bourgeoisie,
lends a shabby metaphysical cover to this behavior, not to speak of its
likely effect on the prospects for revolution.
Can someone on the list argue otherwise?
Mother India, you have some nasty warts!
valis
Occupied America
> Women [in India] are no longer burned alive at the death of their
> husbands--the problem is that they are burned in kitchen accidents while the
> husband is still alive so he can remarry. If he divorces his wife, he has to
> return her marriage portion, and there's no profit in that. Apparently, a
> man and his family can live quite well on the successive dowries of multiple
> wives. maggie coleman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
