This is a must read for all those who want to rechristen selves and want a new name. First and foremost it is important to know as to why some people change names and what is the procedure for such an act?

Individuals change names for various reasons viz. after marriage, after divorce, add a middle name, to change the legal name mentioned in all the important documents, etc. Reasons for this shift can be many. However, the procedure is just one! Before heading towards changing your name, you need to publically announce this move with the help of a newspaper ad. It is a crucial step that no one can skip as one is required to produce the newspaper clipping with the name change notice at various government offices to get the name changed viz. Passport, Driving License, Voter ID, etc.

Following are the three major steps in the name-change process:

• Produce an affidavit to change the name
• Publish a notice in the newspaper stating the original name and the new one along with the other details
• Submit the essential papers and documents to The Department of Publication

People can consider changing names due to many reasons as already stated above.

LET US CONSIDER A FEW EXAMPLES

• A person belonging to a particular religion can change their name and take a name from another religion, without changing her/his religion. However, she/he will have to provide an affidavit declaring that he/she has not changed their religion for this purpose.

• If you want to add or delete an extra letter in your name. For example, ‘Aarti’ instead of ‘Arti’ then also, you will have to follow the same name change procedure for this purpose and you cannot continue with the new name without publishing a newspaper ad for the same. You will have to place a name change ad in newspaper TOI, Hindustan Times, Dainik Jagran, to announce the same.
• Many females take their husband’s surname after tying the knot. In this case, as well one needs to publish a newspaper ad stating the name change act.

For all the above-mentioned reasons as well as other purposes to change the name, people can post a notice in The Times of India Name Change Classified Advertisement column. It will be an enough proof to produce before the various government departments.

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