Do Indian single parents get the support they need?

In her latest book ‘Going Solo: Raising Happy Kids’, Sujata Parashar explores the many hurdles and learning curves single parents navigate in bringing up their children

In a world that seems to be made for pairs, it takes courage to go it alone and do what is considered the job of a couple: raise a family. But while single parents navigate many hurdles and learning curves to bring up their children, do they have enough support when and where it matters?

In her latest book Going Solo: Raising Happy Kids, (published by Vishwakarma Publications) Delhi-based writer and counsellor Sujata Parashar focusses on the rising number of single parent households in India, through the lens of her personal experiences along with those of 50 single parents.

The stories of 11 single fathers and mothers have also been featured in a separate section of Going Solo.