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Why Indians are doing divorce photoshoots, posting court selfies: ‘Back to being friends’

The Indian Express·Jayashree Narayanan·5 days ago
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F or years, divorce in India was something many people preferred to keep behind closed doors. The end of a marriage often brought questions from relatives, whispers in social circles, and pressure to explain what went wrong. But social media is giving some people a way to speak about divorce on their own terms. By taking their divorce stories from the courtroom to Instagram, Indians are challenging the stigma around separation. From photoshoots and family court selfies to buntings celebrating divorce, they are finding new ways to mark the end of a marriage on their own terms.

DISCLAIMER: This article is based on information from the public domain and/or the experts we spoke to.

These posts are not necessarily about celebrating the breakdown of a relationship.…

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