a case in point: the dowry culture in madhesh is very pervasive. But madhesh is poor. So 'dowry' in that context doesn't always have to be an example where a Tripathi Doctor from Madar, Siraha is asking a Rajpoot's daughter in Motihari, Bihar for 45 Lakhs भारु . My good friend Dilua who is a ricksaw driver asked for a radio and a bicycle when he married. Because he was a ricksaw driver in Lahan, a hot-bed commercial town compared to Hardiya.