Sthreee dhanam!
I was just curious about how common dowry is in your part of keralam. Njangade naatyl okke officially , angne onnum illenkilum unofficial aayt there's lots of conversations surrounding " endh tharum" and " ishtam ollath thanna mathi"
It's gotten so bad that finding a family who says ishtollath thanna mathi is whats considered normal and acceptable. It bugs me more when even my own parents support this stupidity in the name of traditions and what not.
And even when they swear there's no dowry involved, in the end, there is always some sort of "Gifts" for the groom cos why not..
I've noticed maybe it's a tad bit less common in love marriages, but very rampant when arranged marriages happen and all the talks are between ammavanmaar.
How's the situation in your place.?!!