Position held: Assistant Professor of Sociology (March 2020-till date)

Field of Specialization: Rural Sociology

Research Interest: Rural Social Problems and Diaspora

Research Projects:

1. Overseas Marriages: A Sociological Study on Abandoned Brides of NRI Grooms in Rural Punjab (Funded by UGC).

Selected Publications:

1. Kaur L, Sharma S and Sidhu S K (2013) Overseas marriages: the course of events from marriage till Abandonment. Indian J Eco Dev 19: 160-73. (NAAS Rating 4.82)
2. Kaur L, Sharma S and Sidhu S K (2013) Maltreated abandoned brides of NRI grooms in Doaba region of Punjab. J Agri Dev Policy 23: 68-73. (NAAS Rating 3.84)
3. Kaur L and Sharma S (2017) Mitigating cancer mortality in Punjab: A challenge for development. Indian J Eco Dev 13: 36-41. (NAAS Rating 4.82)
4. Kaur L and Sharma S (2019) Socio-economic and psychological consequences of cancer from patients’ perspective in south western Punjab. J Pharmacogn Phytochem.8(4S):116-22. (NAAS Rating 5.21)
5. Kaur H, Kaur L and Kaur A (2019) Role of janani suraksha yojana in reducing maternal mortality and infant mortality rate: A review paper, J Pharmacogn Phytochem 8(4S):64-67. (NAAS Rating 5.21)
6. Kaur P and Kaur L (2019) Effects of dangerous chemicals present in the environment on the health of rural people in the south western region of Punjab, J Pharmacogn Phytochem. 8(4S):159-62. (NAAS Rating 5.21)
7. Kaur A and Kaur L (2020) Problems faced by dairy farmers in Punjab: A study of Sri Muktsar Sahib and Mansa district. Int J of Agri Sciences16(1):38-44. (NAAS Rating 4.82)
8. Kaur H and Kaur L (2020) Maternal health of women: A comparative analysis of northern states of India. The Pharma InnovJ9(5): 75-78. (NAAS Rating 5.03)