Ep107 ਬੇਟੀ ਕਾ ਬਾਪ - ਕੇਸਰਾ ਰਾਮ | Beti Ka Baap - Kesra Ram | Book : Zanani Paud | ਕਿਤਾਬ : ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ ਪੌਦ | Voice - Harleen Kaur

Kesra Ram, an award winning and influential story writer, uses brilliant satire to expose, contrast, and criticize the beliefs and behaviors of people living in Haryana’s complex and rapidly changing economic, political, and social reality. He deftly tackles the controversial subject of gender selection and preference for boys, and the varying degrees of conscious decision making by the characters involved. He demolishes the myth that only the poor abort female fetuses. The title of the story Beti Ka Baap (Father of a Girl), is both a belittling and taunting expression in the local vernacular for a man with only a daughter. Two couples are contrasted in their attitudes towards centuries old traditions. Dr. Amit wants his wife, Professor Manju, a college lecturer, to bear him a son. But Dr. Ranbir Malik is happy distributing sweets even on the birth of his third daughter. About the author Kesra Ram is an acclaimed Haryana-based Punjabi short story writer and translator known for realistic depictions of socio-economic issues, particularly in rural settings. He won the prestigious 2020 Dhahan Prize for his collection Zanani Paud.Kesra Ram holds an MA degree in Hindi from Punjab University and degrees in journalism and mass communication from Rajasthan University. To date five books of short stories have been published: Ram Kishan Banaam State Hazir Ho (2004), Pulsiya Kiyon Marda Hai (2006), Bulbulyan Di Kaasht (2012), Thanks a Lot Puttra (2016), and Zanani Paud (2019). He has also translated twelve books from Hindi-Punjabi-Rajasthani. His book Ram Kishan Banaam State Hazir Ho has been translated into Gujarati language. Each of Ram’s first four short story collections was awarded the best book of the year award by Haryana Punjabi Sahit Academy. He has received other awards such as Rozana Nawan Zamana, Bibi Sawarn Kaur Zadgari, Kartar Singh Nakai and Principal Sujan Singh Kahani.

Written by ~ Kesra Ram

Book ~ Zanani Paud

Narrated by ~ Harleen Kaur

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