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Smriti Gupta

Child shelters separated these siblings. Adoption reunited them.

[The cases discussed below are real. I have changed the children’s name and some details to protect their privacy.]

Jun 11, 2021

Child shelters separated these siblings. Adoption reunited them.

Jun 11, 2021

Smriti Gupta

Want to adopt a child one day? Choose your spouse carefully.

I met a couple over coffee to answer their questions about adoption in India. During the 2-hour chat, it became painfully clear to me that…

Jul 14, 2020

Want to adopt a child one day? Choose your spouse carefully.

Jul 14, 2020

Smriti Gupta

5 reasons I ignore people who tell me how Adoption did not work out in their family

Few months back, my colleague and I got invited to a ladies’ luncheon to talk about our work in the child protection space. As soon as the…

May 4, 2020

5 reasons I ignore people who tell me how Adoption did not work out in their family

May 4, 2020

Smriti Gupta

उसे माँ चाहिए, मालकिन नहीं

हमारी एक पहचान की आंटी का फ़ोन आया। उनकी बहू के दूसरा बच्चा हुआ था और वो घर में एक आया रखना चाहती थी। यह आंटी पड़ी लिखी हैं और बचपन से…

Mar 21, 2020

उसे माँ चाहिए, मालकिन नहीं

Mar 21, 2020

Smriti Gupta

Yes it’s okay to walk away from people over their Adoption biases

Many years ago I mentioned my desire to adopt to a colleague. I didn’t work with her everyday and met her rarely, but she came across as a…

Feb 13, 2020

Yes it’s okay to walk away from people over their Adoption biases

Feb 13, 2020

Smriti Gupta

Dear Bollywood and Advertisers, don’t disrespect Adoption for entertainment. You can do better.

It happens like clockwork. An advertising company or Bollywood director decides to use Adoption as a trope in their ads or movies. But…

Jan 15, 2020

Dear Bollywood and Advertisers, don’t disrespect Adoption for entertainment. You can do better.

Jan 15, 2020

Smriti Gupta

You will regret not having biological children, I was told. It has been exactly the opposite.

I got married in my early twenties, which was too young or just right, depending on who you ask. But one thing that some people seemed to…

Nov 29, 2019

You will regret not having biological children, I was told. It has been exactly the opposite.

Nov 29, 2019

Smriti Gupta

A vulnerable mother needs our support, not judgement. Helping the society understand #SafeSurrender

Not a day passes without news about a child being thrown in the garbage dump, or illegal adoption rackets hurting children, or children…

Oct 23, 2019

A vulnerable mother needs our support, not judgement. Helping the society understand #SafeSurrender

Oct 23, 2019

Smriti Gupta

Sorry if it seems rude, but I will not drop off my kids for a playdate

“You should drop off your kids some day,” said a well-meaning acquaintance. She was inviting my kids to play with her kids. I was supposed…

Oct 16, 2019

Sorry if it seems rude, but I will not drop off my kids for a playdate

Oct 16, 2019

Smriti Gupta

How I plan to protect my kids from negative Adoption comments — thanks to 3 lessons from my own…

As a dark-skinned girl growing up in Northern India, my skin colour was an open topic for social commentary. Teachers asked me if I did…

Aug 16, 2019

How I plan to protect my kids from negative Adoption comments — thanks to 3 lessons from my own…

Aug 16, 2019

Smriti Gupta

Smriti Gupta

Adoption Writer. Child Rights Campaigner. I mostly write about Adoption, and sometimes about Parenting and Social Issues. Co-founder at www.waic.in

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