I have already posted a response as to my opinion on the dowry situation; Sorry if this offends people but anybody that believes in the archaic tradition of dowry where the woman is subservient to the man and has to "pay" the man to accept her family is an extremely ignorant and backward person.
You may not want to think of it as such, but its a simple mathematical equation. You want both sides to be equal in a marriage right? No one is stronger than the other. Thats how an equal partnership is formed. So, if one side is having to give gifts, money, blah blah blah expensive crap to the other side and the other side doesn't have to give anything, does this equation balance? Is it equal? NO!
Therefore entering into this union, the girl is already in "debt" to the husband because she had to give so much stuff to the husband.To those people that say the stuff given is to make both of their lives easier after they get married, well then why does the guys side not contribute anything?
OK, ANYWAYS, I had an idea of how SGP could tackle this situation now that the boy's family has asked for a car. Ishaan has been busy with his own career during this last track and he has been telling Suhana he wants to make his own destiny, his own career on his own strength. So I think this dowry situation could be a great example of how he tries to show people he's a grown man with his own opinions.
Now Ishaan has been listening to Suhana complain about dowry, he knows the Kashyap family opinion so it would be great that during this discussion with the boys family that Ishaan finally steps in. Now of course its not his place, he is the youngest, etc but it doesn't matter. He could say, "everyone, be quiet." Everyone is shocked. He says look, now I know I'm the youngest and ppl aren't going to listen but this is my point.
There is a reason why the Kashyap family has had such great luck in their weddings, brides, grooms, parivaar etc and not once has dowry been accepted. Take him (Ishaan) for example. Suhana is much better off than his family, much more money so he could have demanded so much during the wedding if he was greedy but he didn't. He's all about quallity not quantity so all he cared about was love andf if the family would be stronger as a whole.
Ishaan knew in his heart that Suhana had a big heart and she proved it after the wedding, who cares about cars, fridges, money, look at the happiness the Kashyap family has now.
He can turn to the boys family and say, look you can have all the materialistic things you want, but do you want the best for your son? Do you want a girl with an honest heart that will take care of your son or do you care more about the superficial things and forget that this is a lifelong bond and what happens if you get all the stuff you want but the girl isn't a caring girl?
Kushalya aunty can scold Ishaan, people can be upset, but it would be great if the brothers and Alok stood behind Ishaan, backed him up and even if Ishaan had to go to his room, hopefully Suhana would also be proud that her husband took a stand and stood up to the boys family to show what he believed in.
