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Complete Punjabi (2016)
Book
Kalra, S. S., Purewal, N., & Tyson-Ward, S. (2016). Complete Punjabi. Hodder and Stoughton

Adaptation and Incorporation in Ritual Practices at the Golden Temple, Amritsar (2016)
Journal Article
Purewal, N., & Kalra, V. S. (2016). Adaptation and Incorporation in Ritual Practices at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. Journal of ritual studies, 30(1), 75-87

The Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib- transl. temple of Hari/God) in Amritsar occupies an iconic position in the representation of Sikhs. The complex lies in the centre of the walled city of Amritsar in northwest India, a city whose foundation is symbi... Read More about Adaptation and Incorporation in Ritual Practices at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.

Complete Punjabi (2016)
Book
Kalra, S. S., Purewal, N., & Tyson-Ward, S. (2016). Complete Punjabi. Hodder and Stoughton

Interrogating the Rights Discourse on Girls’ Education: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Colonialism, and the Beijing Platform for Action (2015)
Journal Article
Purewal, N. (2015). Interrogating the Rights Discourse on Girls’ Education: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Colonialism, and the Beijing Platform for Action. IDS Bulletin, 46(4), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-5436.12156

This article examines how girls’ education since 1995 has emerged as a prominent symbol within the
‘rights’ discourse coming out of the Beijing Platform for Action. By highlighting the neoliberal and neocolonial
processes during this time, particul... Read More about Interrogating the Rights Discourse on Girls’ Education: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Colonialism, and the Beijing Platform for Action.

Between Returns and Respectability: Parental Attitudes towards Girls' Education in Rural Pakistan (2014)
Journal Article
Purewal, N., & Hashmi, N. (2014). Between Returns and Respectability: Parental Attitudes towards Girls' Education in Rural Pakistan. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 36(7), 977-995. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2014.883274

This article focuses upon perceptions of girls’ education in the family context within which decisions around children’s education and opportunities are made. The article presents a framework showing how parental attitudes to girls’ education are sha... Read More about Between Returns and Respectability: Parental Attitudes towards Girls' Education in Rural Pakistan.

Disciplining the Sex Ratio:Exploring the Governmentality of Female Feticide in India (2014)
Journal Article
Purewal, N. (2014). Disciplining the Sex Ratio:Exploring the Governmentality of Female Feticide in India. Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, 21(5), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2013.878248

The ‘girl child’ has attracted a considerable amount of attention in India as an
object of policy addressing gender discrimination. This article examines the field of campaigns seeking to address female foeticide and positions the public discourse o... Read More about Disciplining the Sex Ratio:Exploring the Governmentality of Female Feticide in India.