My Name is Srinivasan

How i got my name ? have u ever wondered how we got our names ????? people get their names from parents which will be inspired are taken from their life. I heard different names in my life. In my company, in the telephone directory i found this name: James Bond Singh. Well, here's a real james bond fan, i wish he could have added few more creativity to it, like: Ian Flemmingsingh's James Bond Singh.

Jokes apart, i really pity the people who get their names from kulatheivam (really cant translate to english). so names like mundakanni, kabaali etc exists...it sounds bit weird , but then it's only my perception. In present generation people are keeping names that has some sanskrit and not-easy-to-spell names....like nisharva, pragjna (seriously tongue twister names) and there are other few who used to keep names in pure tamizh and torture us...like Vandaarkuzhazhi...(i was really irritated with this name and that person hate short-form also :( ). It's all peoples wish, i would prefer to keep a simple name to my kids..preferably starting with A, so that they'll be in first place always (atleast by names).

Now coming to my name, From my LKG to BE , i suffered a lot with my name as it starts with "S". As it comes in the last league of alphabets, i was always among the last ten people starting from attendance list to rank card list(ironically, i managed to grab top ten ranks in many occasions). The worst time will be during sweet distribution on independance day\republic day\what not days, waiting in queue for restroom(my old school had that :( ), getting the mark sheets, report cards, waiting for parents teacher meet, sports drill...u name it, i have it. I was one of the last ten people standing ...always.

One day out of frustration, i asked my parents, why u kept me this name ???? astrology ???? why????? well the answer was so simple, they replied "when ur mom was pregnant, the nurse and doctor's wife took her to a movie...'moonram pirai' and ironically you're born the very next day, so everyone in the hospital started calling u 'seenu' as we couldn't get any better name and also we like kamal, we kept that name for you"

Hmmmm, thats cool i got my name from Kamal, i was pacified a bit for having this name until one day i watched that movie and especially the climax !!!!!!!!

Ada paavigala, vera padam kidaikalia ungalukku... Nalla velai, neenga "16 vayathinile" padam paakala...or else my name would be "sappanivasan"

PS: This post is dedicated to Raji Scientist :)