Haryana Dad Forgets 10 Daughters’ Names After Boy’s Birth, Internet Stunned: ‘11 Years, 11 Pregnancies’

Having at least one son is often linked to a family’s social prestige in parts of India, while daughters are still viewed by some as a financial burden due to entrenched practices such as the dowry system

and rising marriage expenses. A recent case from Haryana’s Jind district has once again brought this mindset into focus. The couple, married for 19 years now, has triggered widespread debate on gender bias after the birth of their baby boy. They were already parents to not one or two but 10 daughters.

In an interview with local media, the father said his eldest daughter, Shrina, is studying in Class 12, followed by Amrita in Class 11. He went on to name several others, but was unable to recall all his daughters’ names. This moment stunned viewers and quickly went viral on social media.

Doctors of the Ojas Hospital, where the delivery took place, said the pregnancy and childbirth were high-risk for both the mother and the newborn. There was only 5 g of blood in the child’s body and both of them are under medical support following delivery.

Social Media Slams The Couple

After clips from the interview circulated online, several social media users expressed anger and concern for the well-being of the children and the mother. Some questioned the parents’ responsibility, while others highlighted how patriarchal attitudes place the physical and emotional burden of repeated childbirth on women.

A user shared the interview of the man and wrote, “A woman has given birth to her 11th child – a BOY, after having 10 daughters. The government should take away all 11 children; these parents clearly aren’t fit to raise them.”

Jind, Haryana: A woman has given birth to her 11th child – a BOY, after having 10 daughters.

The Govt should take away all 11 children; these parents clearly aren't fit to raise them. pic.twitter.com/X8fneVnJAK

— Dr Ranjan (@AAPforNewIndia) January 6, 2026

Another reacted, “Men’s obsession with having a “boy” is so deep that a woman’s body becomes a trial-and-error machine. 10 daughters weren’t enough. One son finally arrives and suddenly society wakes up. This isn’t culture. This isn’t tradition. This is insecurity, entitlement, and zero accountability. Stop blaming women for births. Start questioning men who can’t accept daughters.”

Men’s obsession with having a “boy” is so deep that a woman’s body becomes a trial-and-error machine. pic.twitter.com/1hrpiqedn3

10 daughters weren’t enough.
One son finally arrives and suddenly society wakes up.

This isn’t culture.
This isn’t tradition.
This is insecurity,…

— Divya Gandotra Tandon (@divya_gandotra) January 6, 2026

“Imagine being born as one of those 10 daughters, your father has to recall your name, a life of unwantedness, where basics are struggle, you neither are rich, nor can experience parental love, I would choose to be aborted as a foetus over this,” stated a user.

Sharing the interview clip, another said, “Indians and their obsession with boy kid.”

Indians and their obsession with boy kid 🤡 pic.twitter.com/AjsBUUZ076

— Tweet Chor👑 (@Pagal_aurat) January 6, 2026

“Do we really think the mother was given any real choice in this? Her views are not even asked for in the video. The father struggles to even name all ten daughters. If women had real choices the divorce rate in this country would not be 1%,” remarked a user.

Do we really think the mother was given any real choice in this? Her views are not even asked for in the video. The father struggles to even name all ten daughters.

If women had real choices the divorce rate in this country would not be 1% https://t.co/4ltr5hExb7

— Sarayu Pani (@sarayupani) January 6, 2026

An account commented, “Sick mentality. It’s actually more because of the pressure from the elders in the family. I have seen this kind of mentality even in rich & educated families. So this isn’t surprising at all.”

Sick mentality. It’s actually more because of the pressure from the elders in the family. I have seen this kind of mentality even in rich & educated families. So this isn’t surprising at all.

— Akanksha (@Hercastic) January 6, 2026

“Sick and Disgusting. 11 years 11 pregnancies. No woman deserves this. Not the wife, at extreme risk, blood loss and probable lifelong physical problems, not the 10 daughters this sick man can’t even name. All for what? A son who will most likely be grown in this patriarchal sick mindset of using the woman like a fckng baby machine with no choice and no say leave alone freedom,” slammed a user.

Sick and Disgusting. 11 years 11 pregnancies.
No woman deserves this. Not the wife, at extreme risk, blood loss and probable lifelong physical problems, not the 10 daughters this sick man can't even name.
All for what? A son who will most likely be grown in this patriarchal sick… https://t.co/Y1sNUAmyrx

— Namita Balyan (@NamitaBalyan) January 6, 2026

“A couple in India has ten daughters and keeps trying until finally the eleventh child is a son. That’s how much daughters are valued. But when parents are old, sick, and need round-the-clock care, suddenly daughters are “naturally more nurturing.” Unwanted at birth. Essential at burnout. Sons are for inheritance, names, and social applause. Daughters are for bathing frail bodies, managing medications, absorbing guilt, and being told it’s their duty.

It’s a neat arrangement. Girls are liabilities until they become free caregivers. Then they’re priceless. Rejected for legacy. Recruited for labour. Denied value when they ask for love, education, or inheritance, but summoned without question when it’s time to serve. And Indian society calls this tradition. Hypocrisy,” wrote another.

A couple in India has ten daughters and keeps trying until finally the eleventh child is a son. That’s how much daughters are valued. But when parents are old, sick, and need round-the-clock care, suddenly daughters are “naturally more nurturing.”

Daughters are expendable when… https://t.co/75sck1Oede

— Doctor (@DipshikhaGhosh) January 6, 2026

Many took to the comments section to slam the thinking of people who see daughters ‘expendable when lineage is at stake, but indispensable when labor is required.’