India Bride’s Parents Keep Dowry Flowing
The parents of a bridegroom in the drought-stricken Indian state of Gujarat demanded that the bride’s family give them an unusual dowry--water. Two barrels of water have been delivered every day to the house of the groom, Prashant Pandeya, since his recent marriage, the United News of India reported Thursday.
Under the dowry pact, the bride’s parents, who have a steady source of underground water, must keep up the supply until the next monsoon. Gujarat and 15 other states have been hit by drought, the worst in India in a century.
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