INTRODUCTION
What is the relevance of caste in today’s Indian society, there will be pseudo elite who will vociferously deny the importance of caste but when it comes to marriage of their son or daughter the choice is made solely on the basis of caste...... Brahmin boy seeks Brahmin bride, educate d shetty girl seeks educated shetty groom......this is how most of the matrimonial advertisements read across all over India. There are very few educated elite Indian families who willingly accept a bride or a groom from outside their caste into their family. Caste plays a fundamental role when it comes to marriage.
People have an overwhelming mind block when it comes to associating with a caste other than theirs. Indian society is still slave
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Honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the perpetrators’ belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonour upon the family or community, usually for reasons such as inter caste marriage, becoming victim of rape , re-fusing to enter an arranged marriage etc.
EXTENT
The extent of honour killing is very difficult to determine. In most countries data on honour killing are not collected systematically, and many of these killings are reported as suicides and accidents by the families. In 2000, the United Nations estimated that 5000 women were victims of honour killings each year. According to BBC, “Women’s advocacy groups, how-ever, suspect that more than 20,000 women are killed worldwide each year.” Murder is not the only way or form of honour killing, other crimes such as acid attack, mutilation, abduc-tion, beatings are other forms adopted.
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