this is beyond here's a closer look at the project. our mission. to analyze the fight for market dominance. east versus west. good is still good. with the w business beyond this is d w. news, asia coming up to day. the social costume in india, putting many women at risk of violence or even death. these sisters were victims in a dispute over dowries. all 3 took their own lives last month, or he from their devastated family and speak to an activist about the wida problem . also in the show in a country way creek it rules. we meet a woman in pakistan whose determination to break free of gender stereotypes got her to the top of the game that she loves so much. plus, looking for a new way to unwind,

you're going to learn all about toughing. it's an ancient way of takes down making that spin, given a modern twist, and it's helping young people in beijing. we've away the stress of life. ah, i'm jarrett rate welcome. thanks for joining us. a family in northern india is in deep morning after 3 sisters killed themselves and their children. they were victims of a dispute over dowries. these are the often hefty sums of money that some indian parents pay to marry off their daughter's police have arrested the women's husbands and other family members on challenges of harassment and abuse. dowries are illegal in india and have been for decades bought. the practice continues in many communities or a family in the depths of grief. a mother who's lost half her children.

morning kalu, come lush and mom to amena who killed themselves and 2 of their own children over the violence they endured. and a dispute over their dowers was what was said, it is my 3 sisters were happy, people thought god knows what they were put to the in laws kept abusing them. but my sister's thought some day things will change. the 3 women married men who were themselves brothers, relatives of the women, say they were abused constantly, including when their father failed to meet demands for more money. making all of those, if they used every chance to demand a dollar a $100.00, we gave them so many things. eob nigrama. you can see them in their home with 6 girls. taylor again, there's a limit to how much i can give paying for their education. was hard enough to

of the women's university ideas you were displayed to reporters by their father. finally, the sisters made a pact among themselves as their only real chance of escape. this was a final whatsapp message. we don't wish to die, but death is better than their abuse. our in laws or the reason behind our deaths, we are dying together because it's better than dying every day. the 5 bodies were later found in this well. india band, the practice of pain dowries more than 60 years ago. harassment or extortion over the payments is a criminal offense. but the practice continues, especially in rural areas. social conventions treat women as an economic burden and the payment of compensation for accepting them as brides. but activists say, this case goes further. wow. so there was, there was dowdy legal issues, but that was leaning in blue,

a domestic violence. oh back trying to control the movement. i can control the hopes and aspirations of these independent autonomous. we're not given that space and our daughter says the right kind of situation that is goes on and in 2020 india recorded nearly 7000 dowry related killings. that's about 19 women every day and more than 1700 suicides over dowry related issues. we can speak now to your guitar by a prominent anti rape and gen to violence activists in india who campaigns the justice. welcome to d, w. news asia. as we just heard in that report, paying dowries is officially banned in the india. but clearly it's still happening and women are suffering as a result. how widespread is this problem? is it something that affects women from all walks of life?

see, it is legally bang. dodie is legally bad, but unfortunately socially, this didn't happening. i didn't exchange of money or a good enter don't matter. your daughter to a man in the house, you have to give them a lot, lot of stuff in down the garage and commodity. so this is a tradition long tradition which has been going on for years, and often legally was bad. the practice is still on maybe not in cash as such, but it's going to add the gift, you know, and then you turn it into a gift. you know, you can really covered it up nicely. so the fact this is still on that image on that still these and unfortunately these are, you know, dead happening people these them in asking cut them for dodie. so this is very prevalent, however, legally does not that, but yes. then you get to see them on the face of it. you cannot if the guy and if

the laws are also very strict and good. but unfortunately, people, because even the women side also they like to kind of you know, exchange these, the things give body in fact. so i think that's the reason it is not stopping. let's talk about the husbands of these women who had said made their lives unbearable. what could or will happen to them? see they have been arrested. they have been booked. not only the husbands, the mother and the father of the boys. and those is just because, you know, it is not the men of the house only as for doughty, there is the will and no family. so which includes the balance of the o bought men. xena said that cities and they have been at a student both under dodie act, but unfortunately they are saying they committed to say and the same time i have now have been sion because these women had cleared still their life and had been

dealing to the police and everybody that they had their life is under chantel. i think it more than just who said it can be a mile so. so either way it's, it's snake instigated by their duties. i think so. so it's a good book to enter da da, in vote for hardship, but it's a little bit unclear as you say. but what, what would you call on the authorities to do? what should the authorities be doing? authorities have at least esther them, but we want them to book them under my door, not under the suicide act because i beg window. so say isn't it? it's after then killing someone to i think it did the math model and it's not only that even when the children are children, the children both who are not even born because 2 of them were pregnant. also it's pretty cedar. it's, it's, do you run up its own guidance? it's really bizarre. i have evan turn off must soon said on murder in doughty gazes at b riley. you know, get there by so many cases,

but this is beyond, you know, this has been very, very unfortunate and harder and so i think they should be taken to the dusk and should get the highest punishment, eval. that was indian anti red campaign, a yoga turbine that we thank you very much for your time. ah, let's go to pakistan now by cricket rules, it's the most watch sport day. it's very male dominated and to get to the top is a player, isn't easy, especially for women. savannah zia is a right arm off break bowl up. her determination to break free of gender stereotypes helped her fill her dream of wearing the national colors. saba noisier has battled gender stereotypes to get to where she is now and that's at the top level of her sport. america. eagerly,

i got this hair cut, so no one would see. i'm a go, isn't it? i'm sitting on the bus roof and traveling to matches. i sometimes slow. what am i doing here with her dad a bit. i was afraid someone would see me play. video, women, hey, got on their rooftops. when they heard ago was playing cricket. i feared my family would find out about the dollars when i got an uncle. by then, a deli nazir was determined to practice at a proper cricket ground. despite the long journey, she faced the set up a man. i travelled from my home town to lahore to play matches ahead. i travelled back and forth around 45 kilometers, bye bye to reach alinda christian academy from barrier town limit that i got the the order funds i was given to doug. in 2019 sabah nazir made her debut for the pakistan women's cricket ting that wearing the national color was a dream come true for her. it is me when it was out. i mean, i worked hard on the developing milan. i got the kid. i was like, oh hey,

i couldn't believe i couldn't believe i'd achieve my goal. i want to do it again. i always wanted to play for pakistan, and alan made it come. true, orlando made a hardwood of you. now nazir wants to lift a world cup trophy for her country. she hopes to inspire pakistani girls to play cricket. but pakistan's aspiring female cricketers faison uphill battle earning a fraction of what their male counterparts. good. well, some young people in beijing are experimenting with a new way to de stress. they are taking part in what are niners tufty workshops. now tufty describes an ancient technique used to create textiles like carpets, but in the modern way of doing things are so called toughing gun is used to speed things up. take a look at sound that gives creators peace of mind.

this is targeting one shot a time, nor a pang is trying to weave a rug in the shape of a corgis behind as the takes form after a few hours. the 24 year old says she feels fulfilled. a yeah, yeah, i think tough thing is quite stress relieving early, making it's quite tiring. reading tax books from school every day. nora is among many jens years and millennials who are spending their free time in workshops like this one in beijing facing high pressures of life. they've been looking for new ways to unwind. touching became one thanks to social media influences who had post reviews after trying out the craft when i came here for challenge because i used to be very bad at handicrafts making, this gave me a sense of satisfaction. and it's suitable for young people to have some fun

just a few months ago. hardly any one had heard about tufty. now there are more than a 100 workshops in the capital alone, while many have doubts about how long the boom will last organizes. believe the trend is to stay horizontal good. i really know that often became popular all of a sudden and it will likely go through a bottleneck period and the market. we're not grow any more after it reaches a certain level. but we think that people's enthusiasm for handicraft will change. carpets hand backed mirrors, the craft doesn't said limit to the creators. and besides getting a product that they love, these young people can also bring home the joy and fulfillment the craft office. that seats full to day on d. w. news asia, you can check out more of our stories on d, w dot com, forward slash asia. you can also download our breaking news app and follow us on

twitter and instagram handle there is at dw used. i am jared rate in berlin. thanks so much for watching. thank god sh her i'm skin that i think that's hard and in the end is a me, you are not locked us to you anymore. we will send you back. are you familiar with this? with the smudges with lions as of the what's your story. ready ready i mean, wasn't i was women, especially victims of vine and seen a lot of them take part and send us your story. we are trying always to understand

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