A phulkari from Bhatinda

This monograph reads like a Reader of sociology of Punjabi culture with detailed semiotic presentations of the metaphysical precautions on the most auspicious occasions of marriage, birth and death. It is followed by the semiotic analyses of the legends of the Punjab : Heer ranjha, Puran Bhagat, Mirza Sahiban, Sohni and sassi. The monograph is illustrated by thritysix colored illustrations of the Phulkari, the most auspicious head cover or shawl that is offered at the most important occasions in the life of a Punjabi girl .