Father of six daughters smiles

UDHIANA: In a state notorious for female foeticide, Amarjeet Singh is a proud father of six daughters. Though his four daughters are very young, elder ones have started supporting the family.

Working as a hospital attendant in a railway hospital with a monthly income of just Rs 7,000, he has taken education loan for his daughters.

Believing that his daughters would carry forward the name of his family, he feels they are no less than boys. Not worried about their marriage, he is keen to give them best education so that they can set a good example for others.

Aneeta Rani, his elder daughter who topped in a university, pursued BSc Nursing in Patiala with 93% marks. She is working as a lecturer at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in the nursing department. While talking about her life, she said, “At our home we do not have television, CD player and other luxurious items but my parents were very focused that they would give them good education and we even stayed in hostel during our college days but today I achieved what my parents thought of.”

His second daughter, Pavneet Kaur is also pursuing graduation in nursing with 73% marks. While talking on phone she said, “Sometime our grandparents used to talk about having a son who could carry forward the name of the family but my parents never let this bother us. They motivated us to work hard.”

“Now my elder sister has started supporting the family like a son and believe me one day our parents would not be known as parents of six daughters but they would be known as parents of six achievers,” added Pavneet Kaur.

When he took education loan, Amarjeet Singh was the only earning member in the family but now his elder daughter is also shouldering responsibility of repayment. With his other four daughters performing well in school, Amarjeet has no reason no doubt that they will also make him smile