Ugliness is a reason for Dowry: Maharashtra School Textbook
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Published: Feb 02, 2017, 07:19 IST | Updated: Feb 02, 2017, 07:19 IST
In a bizarre incident, a Maharashtra HSC textbook cited Ugliness as the main reason behind dowry. Here's more to this story
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