Question

After reading the story „ Bholi‟, what do you understand about the social evil that is

still deep – rooted in our society? Throw light on how dowry is a negation of a girl‟s

dignity. Suggest some measures that can be adopted to eradicate this evil from our

society.​

Answer 1

ᴅᴏᴡʀʏ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴜʀꜱᴇ ᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ɴᴏᴡ. ᴅᴏᴡʀʏ, ɴᴏ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ, ɪꜱ ᴀ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ’ꜱ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ. ʙɪꜱʜᴀᴍʙᴇʀ ʀᴇꜰᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ʙʜᴏʟɪ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴄᴋ-ᴍᴀʀᴋꜱ, ʜᴇ ʀᴇꜰᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ. ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜɢʟʏ ɢɪʀʟ ɪꜰ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ꜰɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜꜱᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜᴘᴇᴇꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴅᴏᴡʀʏ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ɪɴ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱʜᴇᴇʀ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʙʜᴏʟɪ’ꜱ ᴅɪɢɴɪᴛʏ.ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ɢɪʀʟꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴇᴠɪʟ.