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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.]

3 min readJun 11, 2021

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Child shelters separated these siblings. Adoption reunited them.

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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…

3 min readJul 14, 2020

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

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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…

3 min readMay 4, 2020

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

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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…

2 min readMar 21, 2020

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उसे माँ चाहिए, मालकिन नहीं

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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…

2 min readFeb 13, 2020

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

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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…

3 min readJan 15, 2020

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

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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…

2 min readNov 29, 2019

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

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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…

2 min readOct 23, 2019

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

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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…

3 min readOct 16, 2019

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

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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…

3 min readAug 16, 2019

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

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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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