Muklawa?

[guptveer1469]

Muklawa is when a bride goes to parents home after marriage and father gives clothes, fridge, etc to daughter..

Is it same as daaj-dowry?

Is it allowed in Sikhism?

[Sher Khalsa]

I think its a practice that should be discouraged.

[Singhballer]

Well a Sikh shouldnt take anything that even comes close to dowry so i dont think this needs to be done.

[THE WARRIOR]

Disgusting……A fridge…at least throw in a Merc in the package!

[Bundha]

It's not really the giving thats the problem, more the taking. We Sikhs should stop taking these things and should make it clear in a very warm and friendly manner to the girls family that these things are not required. As a matter of duty the girls family will provide these things, it should be the other side that stops taking.

If you notice at the wedding milnies, when the fathers do the first milni, the girls father (as agreed beforehand with the other side) will produce a gold ring for the boys father.

How the boys father puts on a show of surprise is so funny to watch. Then he will reluctantly offer his finger and take the ring, even then saying :

"Naa Ji naa ji , ih dhi loor nahi" but hell hath no fury if the ring was not offered.

[I humbly bow]

"Naa Ji naa ji , ih dhi loor nahi" but hell hath no fury if the ring was not offered.

that is so true! There a documentary on channel punjab like 6 months ago, andthey said the dowry is one of the main reasons why there are soo many baby girls being killed across the punjab, because poor parents cant afford to give these things.

Even though it is illegal to demand these things, if they weren't given 'voluntarily' from the girls side there would be total uproar.

[Singhballer]

Hah my uncle did the same thing.

When his son was married he said before hand that hes not going to be asking for anything but he is given something he will gladly take it.

Even though hes not Sikh he is still Punjabi and this is a major problem in the Punjabi Community.