Met three new people today. Three new and fascinating names.
1. Ram Aasrey: Works at the dentist's. There's a very famous sweet-maker in Lucknow by the same name. So, every visit to get my teeth fixed has me thinking of sweets while in the dentist's chair. Yes, I already complained - my dentist just can't keep someone with that name; unless he's a sadistic types, which I don't think he is.
While playing with the new litter of the pariah canine couple, two kids - sisters - also came up to indulge in the same. They were children of the workers at the adjacent construction site.
2. Gudia: Translates to 'doll'. Elder of the two sisters, of about 7. No, it didn't remind me of Barbie, but something else: the name Gudia has entered the present national consciousness, thanks to another horrific rape incident - involving a 5-yr old... whom they decided to give a face and christen "Gudia". Comparing this Gudia's spirited face while being reminded of the other Gudia fighting for a life in the hospital got me pensive.
3. Bachhiya: Translates to 'a calf' . Younger of the two sisters, of about 4. It is amusing, but cute at the same time, to find parents naming their children after a young bovine animal. Maybe it hints towards the kid's playfulness. Or maybe she was achieved through IVF - performed on a cow to hold a human fetus; the culmination of a secret-but-successful experiment (remember the four-assed monkey?), later adopted by human parents. Very cool!
1. Ram Aasrey: Works at the dentist's. There's a very famous sweet-maker in Lucknow by the same name. So, every visit to get my teeth fixed has me thinking of sweets while in the dentist's chair. Yes, I already complained - my dentist just can't keep someone with that name; unless he's a sadistic types, which I don't think he is.
While playing with the new litter of the pariah canine couple, two kids - sisters - also came up to indulge in the same. They were children of the workers at the adjacent construction site.
2. Gudia: Translates to 'doll'. Elder of the two sisters, of about 7. No, it didn't remind me of Barbie, but something else: the name Gudia has entered the present national consciousness, thanks to another horrific rape incident - involving a 5-yr old... whom they decided to give a face and christen "Gudia". Comparing this Gudia's spirited face while being reminded of the other Gudia fighting for a life in the hospital got me pensive.
3. Bachhiya: Translates to 'a calf' . Younger of the two sisters, of about 4. It is amusing, but cute at the same time, to find parents naming their children after a young bovine animal. Maybe it hints towards the kid's playfulness. Or maybe she was achieved through IVF - performed on a cow to hold a human fetus; the culmination of a secret-but-successful experiment (remember the four-assed monkey?), later adopted by human parents. Very cool! Widget by Css Reflex | TutZone
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