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All about Honour Killings

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Introduction Indian society is a multilateral,multi-traditional society where there are different types of gentries, classes, creeds, and sections where everyone believes that their class is stylish on the whole and every person of that class should follow their customs and traditions throughout their lives. Where women are considered the deliverer of honour to the family. […]

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Intercaste Marriage in India

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RAHUL SANKAR R     INTRODUCTION   The caste system in India forbids intercaste marriages but however due to increase of education and change in social thinking of people intercaste marriages are increasing in India. Indian society believes marrying from same caste or religion is a matter of their pride .They are not ready to […]

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Honour Killings in India

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Lakshmi Anusha Honour killings and honour related violence is a neglected area in criminology. Human Rights Watch, an NGO in New York has defined Honor killing as, “Honor crimes are acts of violence, usually murder, mostly committed by male family members predominantly against female [relatives], who are perceived to have brought dishonor upon the family. […]

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