Old City of Hyderabad is at the receiving end–Backwardness tag, demand for huge dowry are hurting girls most

Fatima Hasan Hyderabad : If you have a daughter and if she is ‘not fair’, you would face difficulty from a certain section of the society for getting a suitable proposal for her.
Or if you live in the Old City, you have might face further difficulty in attracting proper marriage proposal from the so called New City boys.
This malicious prejudice and in some cases ‘racism’ are found in advertisements in many newspapers. And here we are giving you a peep into what kind of girls are sought by the parents of the boys in matrimonial adverts.
Look at what the families of some of the so called ‘boys’ are seeking. The girl should be Very Fair; she should have sharp features; or at the least she should be slim. The girl should belong to ‘well off and reputed family.’ There is also a warning at the end of the advert—if you do not have all these or any of these requirements, keep away, do not even think of approaching.
There is another surprise element.  Out of ten advertisement read by this correspondent, nine were demanding any or all of these features.
We do not entertain proposals from the Old City, one of the many adverts said.