The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday asked Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to take immediate action over a nursing book listing the merits and advantages of the dowry system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Textbook of Sociology for Nurses by T K Indrani is approved by the Indian Nursing Council. Ugly girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly boys’ is one of among the merits of dowry mentioned in the one page of the textbook. The dowry is an indirect way for the girl to avail a share in the family’s property, the screenshot of the page also said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A snippet of a sociology textbook explaining the merits of dowry is doing rounds on the internet. The snippet also explains how dowry is helpful in establishing a new household and helps to set up appliances, furniture, utensils, and clothes in a house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read Also<\/strong>: India bans 22 YouTube channels, including 4 Pakistan-based channels for spreading fake news, check full list here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a statement, the Women\u2019s panel said that the matter is of serious concern and the commission has taken cognizance of it. The NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has also written to Rajesh Bhushan, the Union health secretary, for initiating action in the matter to inform the NCW about it within a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As soon as the screenshot of the book that explains the merits of dowry, Tweeple have started reacting on it outrageously over the disgraceful snippet from listing the advantages of dowry. The controversial screenshot raised many eyebrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking on the issue, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi urged Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to remove such books from circulation. In her tweet, she also pointed out that the existence of a textbook elaborating the merits of dowry in the curriculum is a shame for the nation and its constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n