It is all about Name .. …
A Name is a word or term used for identification. They can bring identity to a person, class or
category of things….. even horses and ships are named in elaborate ceremonies.
A name that is considered common in one place could be unique in another. From ancient times, names have been thought
to be powerful and influence one’s life.
How common is your name ~ try checking a Telephone directory or make a
web search on your name !
In mankind, we try to have
unique and identifiable names though some are more oft-repeated than others –
so you find similar names for persons hailing from a particular place. In
India, as also in many other countries, there is the tradition of naming after
Gods and valiant heroes. In naming animals, new inventions, planets, trains or
even files on computer, there are various ‘naming patterns’ which help in
making them unique, individualistic and easily identifiable. Some say, that the sweetest music to a human
is hearing their own name. In India,
especially in Tamilnadu, there has been a tradition of asking persons of repute
[that would certainly include
politicians, actors and ..... host of others!] to name child !
In
Srivaishanvaite philosophy, giving right name to the new born is very
important. Periyazhwaar in his
‘Periyazhwaar Thirumozhi’ (Nankam Pathu
– Aaram Thirumozhi) devotes 10 songs on the need to name the children after
Sriman Narayanan – those who are named after Maha Vishnu will be bestowed with
all goodness and their parents will not go to hell is a firm belief. That is for the believer.
A rose by another name
will smell as good – what is in a name one might tend to ask - and by naming a
Mango tree something else, the yield would never be bananas or coconuts but
believers would tend to believe that it would yield better mangoes. !! Daily
Mail (way back in Feb 2012) wrote of a
theory on ‘ Why having a name that's easy to pronounce could propel you up the career
ladder !’ It is no little perception but
a theory based on the research, published in the Journal of Experimental Social
Psychology, which has found that it's
not just in the office that people with easy-to-say names do well, it also
discovered that it helped in the political world.
So, if you are still wondering why you did not get the recognition, you thought that you richly deserved, or if you're always being passed over for promotion, then there might finally be a solution... change your name. Read that Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan's have divided social media after giving their newborn baby boy the same name as a brutal 14th century Turko-Mongol warrior. The Bollywood couple's child was born early on Tuesday at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital and has been called Taimur. .. .. and instead of congratulating the happy parents, a number of people took to Twitter to criticize the name - Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi in full - and associate it with conqueror Taimur Lang, who attacked Delhi in 1398 and left the city in ruins. A large section of the Twitterati, however, was quick to associate the name with Taimur Lang - known as Timerlane in English - who was a brutal 14th century Turko-Mongol conqueror. Social media went viral pointing out Saifeena had named their son after a ruthless killer who attacked Delhi in 1398 and left the city in ruins. Not sure whether this is from the official twitter handle of Sir Jadeja who bowled so well at Chepauk handing over a defeat to England who had scored 477 in their 1st essay. The tweet reads : Come on. Just because a guy beheaded his mom at age of 18, murdered and raped millions, doesn't mean you can't name your kid after him.
Some peak into history
reveals that Timur, a mongol conqueror was the founder of Timurid Empire in
Persia and Central Asia. Timur crossed
the Indus River at Attock (now Pakistan) in Sept 1398. On 17th Dec 1398 occurred the
battle between Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq and
the army of Mallu Iqbal. It is reported that as his Tatar forces were
afraid of the elephants, Timur ordered his men to dig a trench in front of
their positions. Timur then loaded his camels with as much wood and hay as they
could carry. When the war elephants charged, Timur set the hay on fire and
prodded the camels with iron sticks, causing them to charge at the elephants
howling in pain. Delhi was sacked and
left in ruins. Before the battle for Delhi, Timur executed 100,000 captives.
Delhi fell to the uprising and was looted.
Naming a child is anyway the option of its parents !
Regards – S. Sampathkumar
21st Dec 2016.
