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‼️ In February 2026, the Bombay High Court ruled that a child raised exclusively by a single mother cannot be forced to carry the father’s surname and caste in official records, emphasising that official documentation should reflect the lived reality of the family rather than outdated patriarchal assumptions. It stirred conversations online, I shared my views from my lived experience and got brutally trolled by the social media nazis. Because in India when a women talks about divorce, single parenting or if she is doing it all by herself people assume she got alimony or maintenance which is a generalised big joke for someone who had to start it all over from scratch, zero, nil with absolutely no financial support and total abandonment. Read it again! This is part of a broader change in India. Since 2017, women no longer need to change their surname after marriage and now the Bombay High Court has affirmed that children raised by single mothers cannot be forced to bear the father’s surname or caste. These legal changes are about acknowledging reality, protecting children, and empowering women who are the sole carers of their families. To the trolls and the critics – I say this: your opinions do not define our reality. Our lives, our choices, and our child’s future are ours alone to shape. And we will continue to do so, with pride, strength, and love 💪🏼🫶 A detailed article about it is published in the Times of India - Link in bio 🔗 #singleparenting

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This post was published on 20th March, 2026 by Priyanka on her Instagram handle "@priyankasjournal (Priyanka Joshi ~ Wellness Deinfluencer)". Priyanka has total 4.8K followers on Instagram and has a total of 996 post.This post has received 166 Likes which are greater than the average likes that Priyanka gets. Priyanka receives an average engagement rate of 1.9% per post on Instagram. This post has received 29 comments which are greater than the average comments that Priyanka gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile. #singleparenting has been used frequently in this Post.