An exceptional 'dowry'? The bridegroom gave a book of lakhs of rupees!

The Dhaka Times Desk Dowry system has almost disappeared from our country. Now people are very aware. Due to which the sacrifice of dowry is less than before. This time, such an exceptional dowry news is that the bridegroom gave a book of lakhs of rupees to the bridegroom!

Although the bad practice of taking dowry in marriage remains in the society, a great example of dowry was created in a wedding ceremony in West Bengal, India.

According to a report in the Times of India, the bride gave a book worth lakhs of rupees to the bridegroom instead of dowry. However, a teacher by profession was not interested in taking any kind of dowry. But Patra himself was surprised to see such a large number of book gifts.

Priyanka Baez, a resident of East Medinipur, got married to Suryakant Barik, a resident of Sonarpur, West Bengal, India. At the time of marriage, Suryakant had said that he did not want any kind of dowry.

But on the wedding day, he was shocked when he reached his in-laws' house. See all the books arranged at the entrance of the wedding ceremony! There is a collection of rare books along with well-known books!

Suryakant told the media that he had a total of one lakh rupees worth of books, 'I really love to read books. But I said when the marriage was fixed, I don't want to take any kind of dowry. However, I did not think that I would get so many books as a gift.'

In this regard, Priyanka said, 'I am really proud to have such a husband. I also knew he loved to read books. I myself love to read books since childhood and used to receive books as gifts. When father informed me of his decision, I was also very happy.'

Meanwhile, sources from the bride's party informed the media that the gifts given to the groom included about 1000 books. These books were bought from several places including College Street in Kolkata. Which includes several books of Ramakrishna Mission. The collection includes e-books from Rabindranath, Bankimchandra to Saratchandra Chatterjee.