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What’s in a name? Humour, for one
What’s in a name? Humour, for one,"The neighbour calls him Sidha; the family across the street calls him Raja, but I call him Raju because it sounds better," said my friend. We were discussing her help, Sidharaju, who also worked in her neighbours' houses. Out of love, convenience, or whims and fancies, names are abbreviated, abridged, or split, often creating new ones. It's an art form in and of itself, and

What’s in a name? Humour, for one

"The neighbour calls him Sidha; the family across the street calls him Raja, but I call him Raju because it sounds better," said my friend. We were discussing her help, Sidharaju, who also worked in her neighbours' houses. Out of love, convenience, or whims and fancies, names are abbreviated, abridged, or split, often creating new ones. It's an art form in and of itself, and