Anatomy Of A Name
Name Speaks ! " Just Because You Know My Name, Doesn't Mean You Know My Story " My name generates inquisitiveness.Acquaintances say it is a bit difficult to pronounce, doesn't give away my religion or region I belong to and is atypical for a person belonging to the 70's generation of Punjab. My mother named me after the female protagonist of a novel she had read during her MA English days - the name of the novel she is unable to recall! It may sound self glorification - I am yet to meet my Namesake ! My name resonates Mightiness Magnanimity & Mythology. I am a practising Hindu but my name has roots in Buddhism, its a derivative of 'Avalokitesvara' - the Bodhisttava of compassion.There are sixteen recognised Bodhisttavas . I always had a yearning to understand the interpretation of my name.Whenever a chance arose i visited Buddhist monasteries and temples. I googled , I read articles on Buddhism, I sought answers...