Inroduction Social evils are issues which in one way or other affect members of a society and are often considered problematic in terms of moral values. So basically, social evil is anything that could be considered harmful or dangerous to a society and/or community.
Child Labour It is a system of involving children in any economic activity. Children, at the age of playing, engage themselves into economic activity for their family. Child labour can be seen throughout the country in a wide way. Due to unemployment of the parents, children do not get proper education.
Dowry System It is one of the most evil practices that are prevalent in India. It is actually the transfer of money, property and other valuable assets of bride's family to the groom's family on the eve of marriage. The bride's family has to face the bitter-side of it.
Sati Pratha It is one of the most cruel, evil, inhumane andmimoral social practices prevailing in our country. It refers to the act of committing suicide by the widowed women on the funeral pyre of his husband. This is an inhumane act.
Beggary It is another social problem in our country. People who are in extreme situation of need and poverty are called beggars. The state of being a beggar is called beggary. Some of the reasons behind beggary are poverty, unemployment, illiteracy etc.
Conclusion We know that social evils are like diseases but we can' escape from this. If the poor people get their rights, equality, justice and unemployed get good jobs then we can live in this society.