The college is currently investigating the matter.
Earlier today, 20-year-old Bengaluru resident Rithika Ramesh posted a picture of a page allegedly from the B.A. Sociology text being taught at St. Joseph's College.
This is what the page of their sociology text allegedly looks like:
The text lists some advantages of dowry as: "marriage of ugly girls", "attracting good, handsome and sometimes unwilling boys for marriage" and "affects the love and affection her husband bears for her".
"The matter is being investigated and we are trying to find the root of the problem. Such views have never been part of the college syllabus. In fact, the department and the college are opposed to such obscurantist and oppressive patriarchal views as are contained in the page cited."
The post has since gone viral and has amassed over 4,600 shares.
Those who shared the post were also appalled at the quality of education being imparted to students at a time when gender equality is a huge talking point in the country.
