An online game in India called ?Angry Brides? which wages war on dowry and seeks to highlight the problem of illegal dowry demands has attracted more than 272,000 fans.
The game by online matchmaker Shaadi.com ? inspired by the hugely popular ?Angry Birds? game ? sees players attack prospective grooms greedy for dowry with a variety of weapons, from a brick-red stiletto to a broomstick.
The three grooms ? an engineer, a doctor and a pilot ? dodge the attacks while demanding dowries starting at 1.5 million rupees (NT$898,000). Each time a player hits a groom, he or she wins money towards a virtual anti-dowry fund.
The game, available as a free application on Facebook, has already attracted more than 272,000 ?likes.?
Paying and accepting a dowry in India has been illegal since 1961, but the centuries-old tradition of the bride?s parents presenting gifts of cash, clothes, jewellery and even appliances to the groom?s family remains strong.
Demands for dowry often persist well past the wedding ceremonies, and in the worst cases brides are tortured and even murdered if they or their parents do not comply.
(AFP)
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TODAY?S WORDS ????
1. wage war v. phr.
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?: When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die.
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2. dowry /?da?r?/ n.
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?: Her dowry was 20,000 rupees.
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3. stiletto n.
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?: I don?t own a single pair of kitten heels. I?m definitely a stiletto fan.
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