Dear Pari India’s first narrative podcast on child adoption. Aimed at myth-busting and breaking the misconceptions and stigma around the issue, it also highlights the journey of adoptive families in society.
Hosted by parents who adopted, Rakesh and Priya, Dear Pari will be interspersed with interviews with parents, adoptees, prospective adoptive parents, counsellors, anti-trafficking experts and government officials along with the parents’ own journey of adopting a child in India. Dear Pari aims to mainstream and normalises discussions that are often held behind closed doors in hushed voices.
As part of the international adoption awareness month, we spoke with Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) CEO Deepak Kumar to pose him some frequently asked questions by PAPs and Parents…
In this episode, you will hear from Koushumi Chakraborti, a 40-year-old single parent who adopted Shanaya, an intersex child, which means they was born with both reproductive organs and are often…
Children with disabilities and special needs seldom find families in India who adopt them. Within India, only 47 such children were adopted in 2017-18. It a very small number for…
More than 80 per cent of parents chose 0-2 years out of the fear of not bonding, missing out on the child’s early days, the trauma that the child might…
In this episode, we talk about Non-Resident Indian adoption or NRI adoption. We discuss in detail with Indian Americans Sarayu and Kashyap about the process they followed and how Non-Resident…
In this episode of Dear Pari, we discuss the role of teachers and schools in helping children who have been adopted navigate through the many questions they are asked. Our…
Dear Pari is India’s first narrative podcast on adoption, hosted by parents Priya and Rakesh. Dear Pari will take the listeners through their journey of adoption while discussing pertinent issues…
Episode 1 brings perspectives on how to deal with questions on adoption like why you want to adopt and why being patient is important. Parts of the Podcast are in…
Episode 2 will explore the silent and yet loud stigma about adoption. It will also highlight the importance of society embracing positive adoption language as well as the role of…
This episode will bring to you an interview with CARA CEO Col Deepak Kumar and will strive to explain to you different laws available for adoption in India and challenges…
In this episode, we will bring to you perspectives on shaping the identity of an adoptee and why it is important to have honest and open communication line with children…
This episode brings to you stories of two adoptees and how they dealt with the knowledge of being adopted. In one story, the adoptee was informed about her adoption in…
This episode deals with the one topic that leaves many parents nervous and anxious-the how-to of the disclosure. We continue our discussion with Varsha Swamy, an adoption counselor, and Saras…
In this part of this episode, we spoke to Arun Dohle, a child rights activist who has unveiled many child trafficking scandals in India and other countries. He explains why…
In this episode we talk about the tragic case of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews with Shanna Poteet and Reena Bana, child rights advocates and admins of Facebook page Love and Justice…
In this episode we talk to Suganda, who is a prospective single mother who gives us an insight into the unique challenges faced by single parents. And we will end…