It is well known that a person’s name is a reflection of their identity, and therefore their name holds a great amount of significance and value to them.
Everyone is given a certain name when they are born. However, some people may want to change their name, and this can be for a countless number of reasons. The possible reasons that a person may want to change their name range from a misspelling of their name to feeling that their name does not match their identity.
People may want to change their name due to astrological or numerological reasons, or after a marriage or divorce. They may even wish to change their name if they feel that they are not happy with their current name. Occasionally, the decision to change one’s name may be entirely personal as well, such as when they want to take on or discard a middle name, or alter the spelling of their existing name.
Nowadays, a large number of people who had changed their names at the time of marriage are seen changing their names back to their original surnames after a divorce. Many parents in today’s world give their children a combined surname that takes the surname of both their parents.
It is also seen that people sometimes take on a pseudonym or modify their names to the name of a celebrity or historical figure whom they look up to, and they may even incorporate their names in their original name as well!
Whatever the reason may be for changing one’s name, doing so is a widely accepted and perfectly legal practice. Changing one’s name is a completely valid act and permissible under the law in India.
However, simply declaring oneself to have a new name does not automatically make the new name legal and binding. To make a change of name legally enforceable, there are certain legal formalities that need to be followed. These formalities include filing an affidavit and booking a change of name ad in a newspaper.
According to the law in India, the name change advertisement must be booked in at least two newspapers. One must be in the English language and the other must be in the regional language of the state or Union Territory that the person is a resident of.
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