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Indian DowriesFriday 23 May 2003
21-year-old Nishma sharma has become a minor celebrity in India where last week she rejected her fiancé moments before the marriage ceremony because of his family's excessive dowry demands.

Dowry is outlawed in India, and yet the practice prevails. Activist and academic Rajni Palriwal and writer, Mala Sen join Martha to discuss why.

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