Thursday, September 28, 2006

What is in a Name?

What is in a name? Much importance is given to the name given to a child or the name a person beholds. Parents of earlier generations used to name their children after Gods and Godesses. These days however, parents try to give modern, fashionable, and innovative names to their children.

In south India, peoples' names tend to be long and many times complex. Sometime back I read a hillarious article in a blog on the woes of a south Indian guy bearing a long and complex name. These long and complex names are not thought to be cool and hence detested by youngsters of this generation. For such people, I bring a story of a man from south India whose long and complex name got him recognition for his work. He even has a fan club thanks to his "complex" name! Meet Mr. Seetharaman Narayanan of Adobe Photoshop fame.

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