A picture of a page from the text book of Sociology for Nurses gone viral in social media platforms and left public in a furious state due to the content written in it about the “Merits of Dowry”. The picture was shared on Sunday by a twitter user and has sent shock waves to the netizens who could be seen fuming over the points about “Dowry”.

Authored by TK Indrani, the textbook is for students as per the Indian Nursing Council syllabus. A page in the textbook lists the “Merits and advantages of Dowry” . “There are certain merits and advantages of dowry system” starts the portion which talks about the positives in dowry.

“Dowry is helpful in establishing new household. The custom of giving household items like cots, mattresses, television, fan, refrigerator, utensils, clothes and even vehicle are found in many parts of our India as dowry” reads the first point under the above mentioned sub-heading.

“The parental share of property. The girl receives a share of the parental property as dowry. Spread of education among girls. Because of burden of dowry, many parents have started educating their girls” reads the further points. “When the girls are educated or even employed, the demand of dowry will be less. Thus it is an indirect advantage” further days the author through the text book.

To everyone’s shock, the topic further continues to make a statement on “Ugly looking girls can be married off with attractive dowry with well or ugly looking boys”

Here’s the picture that is doing in rounds in social media platforms:

The points, indeed invited furious reactions from the people who use online platforms. Many wanted the content to be immediately removed from the college textbook whereas many involved in condemning the insensitive opinion of the book’s author.

Check out some of the comments below :

I am really disgusted to read this. It’s 2022 and people are discussing the merits of dowry? In uneducated households in India, there are news of brides getting burned alive by in-laws. Dowry system is due to the culmination of illiteracy, immorality and evilness. https://t.co/mE3aWpPF4A

— Surendrabikram Thapa (.eth) (@therealthapa) April 4, 2022

College students are taught the ‘advantages of dowry’ and then we wonder how does India produce such a large community of educated bigots 🤦 https://t.co/bHUwXrGwxo

— Sougata Guha (@SougataUtd) April 4, 2022

WHAT THE ACTUAL SH!T.

THE URGE TO BURN EVERY COPY OF THAT BOOK! https://t.co/oAZX7xDa1j

— heytv. (@hetvii_shah) April 4, 2022

The last line sums up the average Indian mentality. Disgraceful. https://t.co/3ZvBuw8EbF

— Evo Analytics (@TheAnalyticGuy) April 3, 2022

ugly looking girls 👏🏻 the urge to find this book and rip every page of it is very high atm. https://t.co/Mf3kEp6PDc

— pαlαĸ l proud of harshi 🤍 (@wannabecurious9) April 4, 2022

School textbook in India. pic.twitter.com/wOmK6BtlGl

— S.Grover (@DieWanderin1) April 3, 2022

One day they will say the benefits of caste discrimination.

— SK (@S220310) April 3, 2022

The matter escalated after Priyanka Chathruvedi, Shiv sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP tagged minister of education Dharmendra Pradhan and requested him to remove such books from circulation.

“I request Shri @dpradhanbjp ji to remove such books from circulation. That a textbook elaborating the merits of dowry can actually exist in our curriculum is a shame for the nation and its constitution” her tweet read.

I request Shri @dpradhanbjp ji to remove such books from circulation. That a textbook elaborating the merits of dowry can actually exist in our curriculum is a shame for the nation and its constitution. https://t.co/qQVE1FaOEw

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) April 3, 2022