Listen "16: Brides are not for Burning by Dina Mehta"
Episode Synopsis
This episode" analyzes Dina Mehta's play, Brides are Not for Burning, to illustrate how women are devalued to the worth of their dowry in Indian society, highlighting the historical, sociocultural, and economic factors that perpetuate this violence against women. It traces the feminist movement's role in bringing dowry deaths to public attention.
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