ah ah, this is d w news asia coming up to day, the social cost him 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 the devastated family and speak to an activist about the wida problem. also in the show in the country where cricket 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 textile making that's being given a modern twist, and it's helping young people in beijing. we've away the stress of life. ah, i'm jared right. 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 charges of harassment and abuse. dowries are illegal in india and have been for decades bought. the practice continues in many communities . mother,

a family in the depths of grief. a mother who's lost half her children. morning kalu, come lush and mom to mina, who killed themselves and 2 of their own children over the violence they endured. and a dispute over their dowers. well, what that 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 are themselves brothers, relatives of the women, say they were abused constantly, including when their father failed to meet demands for more money. making one of those, if they used every chance to demand a dowry another, we gave them so many things. yeah, i did wrong. you can see them in their home. with 6 girls tell her again, there's a limit to how much i can give. paying for the education was hardly no. 2

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 will 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 never, there was dowdy legal issues, but that was leaning in blue, a domestic violence back trying to control the movement. dipole control, the hopes and aspirations of these independent autonomous. we're not given that space and autonomy is 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 and t, right, and gender 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 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 the dodie is legally bad, but unfortunately socially this didn't happening. i didn't exchange of money or good ender down of matting. 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 the lead was bad. the practice is still on maybe not in cash message, but going, you know, so 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, dody debts are happening people these them in asking cut, asking them for dodie. so this is very prevalent. ringback however,

legally does not there, but yes, then you get to see them on the face of it. you cannot ask 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 dropping. 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 or the mother and the father of the home. oh, boy, and this is because, you know, it is not the men of the house only ask for dody this of will and day family. so which includes the balance of the job, bought men xena. and so that cities and they have been at a student both under dodie act, but unfortunately they are saying they committed to say at the same time i have now

have been sion because these women had cleared, stood their life and had been dealing to the police and everybody that they had they liked is under chantel. i think it more than just who said it can be a mileage so. so either way it's it's leg instigated by their duties. i think so. so it's a good book to enter. dodie is to leave it in both 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. it was a big window. so say doesn't it? it's after then killing someone to i think it did the mass modot and it's not only that even when the children are children, the children both who were not even born because 2 of them were pregnant. also, it's pretty cedar, that it's even of its own kind. and it's really bizarre of i've ever heard of

mass suicide on murder in doughty gazes at b riley. you know, kill 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 term by ana. 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. savanna 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 that the top level of her sport america in got away. i got this

haircut 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 daughter bill? and i was afraid, someone would see me play, video women, he got on the rooftops when they heard a girl was playing cricket. i feared my family would find out. who was the love, as when i got up about on a delicate 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 le, who to play matches when i traveled back and forth around 45 kilometers by buyer to reach alinda creek academy from barrier town. when i got the the order, but i was going to dug in 2019 so, but nazir made her debut for the pakistan women's cricket t wearing the national

color was a dream come true for her. it is been of or that, i mean, i worked hard on the developing milan. i got the kiss i was, i know, hey, i couldn't believe i couldn't believe i'd achieve. my goal is to want to do it again. i always wanted to play for pakistan, and alan made it come true for lunch. middle hobbled avia. 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 water 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 tuft in gun is used to speed things up. take a look at sound that gives creators peace of mind.

this is targeting one short time nor a pang is trying to weave a rug in the shape of a corgis behind as the take form after a few hours. the 24 year old says she feels fulfilled here. yeah, i think tough thing is quite stress relieving her. it's quite tiring, reading tax books for school every day. nora is among many gens ears and millennials who are spending their free time in workshops like this one in beijing facing high pressure of life. they've been looking for new ways to unwind. tufty became one thanks to social media influences who would post reviews after trying out the craft when i came here for challenge because i used to be very bad at handicrafts making this give 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 capitol alone while many have doubts about how long the boom will last organizes believe the trend is to stay or is that also good? i really know that tufty became popular all of a sudden and it will likely go through a bottleneck period and the market would not grow any more after it reaches a certain level. but we think that people's enthusiasm for handicraft will change carpets hand backed mares. 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 seat for to day on d. w. news, asia. you can check out more of our stories on

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