Academy of the Punjab in North America

interview The daughter’s case

Nonika Singh

The Tribune: May 17, 2009

Punjab is a readymade topic for researchers,” quips academician author, a lecturer in development studies, University of Manchester. Documenting the obsession of Punjabis with a male child in a book titled Son Preference, this proud Punjaban is dismayed with the social inequalities that criss cross the social fabric of the state. “When it comes to social equilibrium, Punjab is a total disgrace”, she says.







Dr Navtej K. Purewal

Dr Navtej K. Purewal has refrained from employing stereotypes in her new book Son Preference.

Photo: Pravesh Chauhan

 

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