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Indian Brides Are Angry about Illegal Marriage Dowries

Kotaku - While the notion that Indian brides are so cheesed off about dowries that there's a Angry Birds sounding clone Angry Brides might sound humorous, the backstory is anything but.

Five decades ago, marriage dowries—giving money or jewels—were outlawed in India. The custom still exists, and, according to Reuters is still so widespread that many grooms ask for more money after getting hitched.