Abstract :
— Honour killing (inTamil,Gowravakkolaigal)
have been considered as a cultural phenomenon practiced
by most of the countries. This crime rate in India is more
than thousands per year. There are various reasons why
family members decide to kill their daughter and son in the
name of maintaining their family honour. The most
obvious reason for this practice is the caste system.
Historically there were many issues in India and Tamil
Nadu about the inter-caste marriage. The fact that the caste
hierarchy continues to be at its stiff and the people from the
rural areas refuse to change their bad notion. Hence,
Prevention of honour killings will definitely decrease the
number of victims and objective of this case study is
focused about inter-caste marriage between Dalit and other
communities, and also attempt to eradicate the caste notion
from people mind and to take legal action to protect the
couple and lovers who ever getting inter-caste marriage.
Keyword :
Caste System, Inter caste Marriage, Family Honour, Bad Notion.