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This work is a significant contribution on the issue of women eduation in the Punjab. The volume is on education of women in Punjab keeping in mind the awareness of socio-religious identity among the Sikhs and their response to challenges of the colonial rule in late nineteenth-early twentieth century.

The comprehensive study deals with the importance of educating women in the programmes of the Singh Sabha movement. Examining sources including vernacular literature, it discusses the life and contributions of Sikh activists like Baba Khem Singh Bedi, Bhai Takhat Singh and Bhai Nihal Singh Kairon to social reform especially educational development. It showcases the issues raised at the Sikh educational conferences on education of women especially the type of education to be imparted to them.

The work is a comprehensive and detailed study based on primary sources especially the lesser explored vernacular literature. It is an elaboration of dialectical process of association with the Sikh ethos, values and culture.