Indian Traditions Only for Women

I think Indian traditions were created only to punish women.

Starting from the Dowry system: Parents of female child pay huge sum of money to get their daughters married to some jack ass.

Even modern, well-educated families start saving up money for their daughter's dowry as soon as she is born, so what can one expect from the uneducated masses, whose only form of education is tradition.

Ill Treatment of Widows: Many families blame the untimely death of a husband to the misfortune of the woman. In extreme cases, the widow is made to wear only unattractive clothing and shave her head, although this practice is on the decline - Abandoning everything and mourning for a lifetime – Bull shit

Unequal Share of Inheritance: In most Hindu families, only sons inherit the wealth of the parents and married girls are considered no longer part of the family. – It is said that girls are Paraya Dhan, and that’s why I guess they have no rights to inherit their family wealth.

Women changing her identity (Sir name) after marriage

Children to be named after Father’s name – I fail to understand this concept totally. It is the mother who bears child for nine months, gives blood, life, muscles, body to the child, then why should the child bear the father’s name? It is completely insane.

What is the status of women in Indian Society?
The answer is a complex one -- women are both abused as well as revered in the Indian society; sometimes within the same household.

The Hindu religion calls for worship of the womanhood, and several rituals are conducted in honor of women. At the same time, it denied such privileges as performing the last rites and equal share of inheritance.
The conditions of divorced women, widows, and unmarried working women need substantial improvement.

No matter how much we say that The Indian Woman is no longer captive of traditions, the fact remains that there will be elders who will always want their bahu to be the perfect submissive Indian woman. It is only because of this that Indian women will never be uncaptive of traditions.

Moreover, India is a large country with many regions not very public, there are still villages that are practising Sati and unfortunately, we can do nothing about it.