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Angeratthepracticeofdemandingdowries(嫁妆)whichcanleadtoviolenceagainstbrideshaspromptedatakeoffof“AngryBirds”called“AngryBrides”thataimstohighlighttheillegalpracticestillprevalentinmanySouthAsiancountries．

Dowries-suchasjewelryclothescarsandmoney-aretraditionallygivenbythebride'sfamilytothegroomandhisparentstoensuresheistakencareofinhernewhome．

Thecustomwasoutlawedmorethanfivedecadesago．Butitisstillwidelypracticedwiththegroom'sfamilydemandingevenmoremoneyaftermarriageleadingtomentalandphysicalannoyancethatcandrivethewomantosuicide．

“TheAngryBridesgameisourwayofthrowingaspotlightonthenuisance(陋习)ofdowry．”saidRamBhamidiseniorvicepresidentandheadofonlinemarketingforShaadi．comamatrimonial(婚姻的)websitewithtwomillionmembers．

“Accordingtoa2007studythereisadowry-relateddeatheveryfourhoursinIndiaWecondemnthisandhaveconsistentlyruncampaignsonsocialmediatohelpcreateawarenessoftheissue”．

Thenameoftheappavailableonthegroup'shomepageisaspinofffromthegloballypopular“AngryBirds”gameItshomepageshowsared-cladeight-armedwomanresemblingapowerfulfemaleHindugoddess．Underneaththereisacaption：“Awomanwillgiveyoustrengthcareandalltheloveyouneed…NOTdowry!”

Toplaythegameusershavetotryandhitthreedodginggrooms-apilotabuilderandadoctor．Thereareavarietyofweaponstochoosefromincludingafryingpanbroomsticktomatoandloafer．

Eachgroomhasapricetagstartingat1.5millionrupees(＄29165)．Everytimetheplayerhitsagroomhisvaluedecreasesandmoneyisaddedtotheplayer'sAnti-DowryFundwhichissavedpostedontheirFacebookpage．

“Sincewelaunchedthegamelastweekmorethan270000peoplehavelikedtheapp．Bothmenandwomenseemtobeplayingit”saidBhamidi．