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Awesome article by legendary Shri Dipankar Gupta ji He’s trying to understand why there are more dowry deaths in North India as compared to South He calls his understanding as Patriarchy Central idea being: That dowry deaths reflect male dominance, but the article shows patriarchy works differently across regions This can be summarised as below: Kinship System in North India: Marriage creates distance between bride’s natal family and marital family, increasing her dependence Hypergamy: The bride-giver is seen as lower than the bride-taker, making dowry a status payment Patrilocality: After marriage, the woman shifts to the husband’s home, weakening her support system and increasing vulnerability Regional Variation in South India: Cross-cousin/more familiar marriage patterns reduce bride-stranger status, helping explain lower dowry deaths The link even extends to Farmer Suicides : In North, farmer suicide is linked more to dowry burden; in South, it is linked more to debt, shame and borrowing from wife’s family It’s a beautiful article Do read and see terms like anuloma and pratiloma (even kanyadaan) UPSC has asked questions on these terms as well Will try to explain more on them in coming articles 🙏