VOX POPULI

Q. What is your point of view on changing the surname of women after marriage?

1. Name: Sampa Sarkar

Age: 44

 

No, women should not change their surnames because personally I think that the surname that I pursued by birth, i.e. my father’s surname, cannot be changed within a day, I think its better to keep both the surnames because the woman is now the core member of both the families. Officially changing the surnames of the women will led the problems for their carrier.

2. Name: Sayan Ray Chowdhury

Age: 21

 

It's just a practice which is followed everywhere in this country except some north eastern parts of the country. But there is no definite ground as to why this is the practice, perhaps this is done to signify married couples.

3. Name: Aparna Das

Age: 63

 

Most of the women change their surnames, even I did mine, but in today’s generation they hardly do. I think women should keep both the surnames, so that they do not have to sacrifice their fathers’ surname and can make in-laws their own.

4. Name: Sananda Chakraborty

Age: 20

 

According to the Indian culture Indian women change their surname historically and this has been well accepted in the society from ages. It helps in assimilation of the two different personality of two families to fill it one. If two different title continued by the bride and groom people may get confused by their relation and may require to explain again and again to convince the relationship and the main problem will be faced by children because they will be confused that which surname should they continue and it will help them to transform their contact to connection.

5. Name: Nandini Samanta

Age: 20

 

I have a totally unbiased view towards this. This depends on the woman actually, if she wants to keep her family name or start a new family altogether by taking her husband's name.

6. Name: Shalini Daw

Age: 20

 

After marriage the women shouldn't change her surname. If she does, somewhere her own identity is lost. Before the marriage, she’s been an individualility, that identity shouldn’t be lost just because she’s married.