Naming a baby is serious business in India
By Rituparna Bhowmik Wed Dec 5, 9:47 AM ET
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hate your name? In India, chances are your parents, neighbors, well-meaning relatives, religious tradition, and even the Internet, are all to blame.
Indians love naming babies, be it their own or someone else's, with the hunt starting soon after a child is conceived.
The objective, parents say, is a "refined" name that would reflect both the physical and mental abilities of the newborn and, most importantly in today's globalize world, can be pronounced by people of all cultures.
"Mrignayani (doe-eyed) if it's a girl and Hriday (heart) if it's a boy," said grandmother Priyamvada after an hour of searching through a yellowed volume of "Bengali Baby Names Over the Years," which is a family heirloom.
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