After 10 Daughters, Haryana Couple Welcomes Son as Viral Interview Draws Gender-Bias Backlash

Overview

• The 37-year-old delivered at Ojas Hospital in Uchana on January 4 after admission the previous day and returned home within 24 hours, according to hospital and media reports.
• Dr. Narveer Sheoran said the case was managed as high risk and three units of blood were administered, with the delivery handled by his gynaecologist wife, Dr. Santosh.
• A video interview with the father circulated widely after he struggled to recall the names of all ten daughters, prompting sharp online criticism about gender bias and parental responsibility.
• The father, Sanjay Kumar, a daily-wage labourer married since 2007, said the family had hoped for a son and that most daughters are in school, with the eldest in Class 12.
• Coverage situates the case within Haryana’s long-standing sex-ratio concerns, noting 2025 figures of 923 females per 1,000 males that remain below the national average.