At a time when all forces are hell bent upon fighting gender bias, a Marathi book, ‘Mulgach Kasa Hoil’ (How to get a baby boy), written by V V Chaudhary, is reportedly doing the rounds at bookstalls.

One Ganesh Suresh Borhade, who came across the book at a ST stand stall while he was travelling from Ahmadnagar to Pune last September, noticed this fact. As he was preparing for competitive exams, he realised that the content of the book was in direct violation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 (PCPNDT) that states that there should not be any content that promotes gender selection.