The Price of Marriage and Divorce (audio in Punjabi)

Are men and women both victims of dowry? While the cultural practice is linked to domestic violence against women in the Australian Indian community, SBS Punjabi has uncovered a number of false cases of dowry abuse lodged against Indian men living in Australia as a Senate inquiry investigates the need for a Federal anti-dowry law.

Representational image of an Indian wedding. Source: Moment Open

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