Names

Taking Names

An old Aunt of my walker friend died and he did not come for the morning walk yesterday.Today I asked him, and he said, his aunt died, and her name was Elachi Devi. Elachi in English means CARDAMOM, the one we put in tea for taste, and pretty exepense. Well I burst out laughing, soon realizing, it was the wrong reaction, and I apologized to my friend, but he reassured me, that he was not offended,.He knows me well, I suppose that I meant no disrespect, just the name, tickled me no end.

And he said, they named her so, because her father was a big wholesaler of Elachi in Jaipur, and so when she was born, he named her Elachi. And they put a few Elachi in her mouth before the put her to flames.

On further digging, he came out with other names they keep in Rajasthan. Some based on sweets like Barfi Devi, Mishri Devi, we have Rabdi , the wife of Laloo Prasad, Badam Devi. Then we have dry fruit ladies, like Badam Devi, pista Devi. Then we have Gulkandi Devi ( Gulchand that is put in paans).

Then we have local dates and years, called Tithis. So some names are based on that. So a lady born on Gyaras becomes Gyarsi devi, born on poonam is poonam Devi, teeja devi born on Teej, Panchi born on pancham, chauthi on chauth.

For guys whose parents have gone abroad, they are at times called VILAYAT Singh, and in muslims, called VILAYAT KHAN.

This is what someone else wrote as I went to check Rabri Devi’s sisters names.

The only woman (former) chief minister of Bihar gets her name from a milk based north Indian dessert called Rabri. Incidentally, her siblings too have similar ‘sweet’ names – Rasgulla, Jalebiya and Panwa (paan). I first thought that these were probably their favourite sweets when they were growing up…or more logically, they could be their mother’s preferred desserts. I was obviously amused when I discovered that the four sisters were named after the first thing that their mother ate immediately after delivering them! Thank god, my mother didn’t follow this unique ‘method’, else I’d be called Doodh Kumar (mom had milk the first thing)!

My mom used to love Fish while she was pregnant with me. Good she did not name me Machi/Fishy Mahtani. HAHA.

In our Sindhis, we used to have another tradition, of naming those kids who came after a long long wait, specially sons. So the parents used to pray that we will donate say Mirchis (pepper) if a son is born so he used to be named MIRCHUMAL. Poorer parents had to donate Basar, that is onions in Sindhi, so he was named BASARMAL. But sindhis made srue they never promised Gold called Soun in sindhi so no Sonmal, or Chandimal, we promesed the smaller things , after all gods are rich themselves, they just need a token of appreciation u see.HAHA

These days naming a kid is a complex affair. Gone are the days of simple names like Rita , seta, Geeta, Meena, and Anil prakesh, rakesh. Now they are tongue twisters, sometimes with hilarious results. They mix names of Mother an father to get a name. For example look at this. Prakash and shanti if u mix their names , the sons name comes to Prashant, which is decent combo. But what if these couples mix their names.

KEshav + LAlita = KELA ( Banana) would be the nam of the son.

Kaka + LAta = KALA ( Black)

SUresh weds SUman = SUSU ( do I need tell what it means ?)

TAmmana weds TIkam = TATI ( do )

Mohan weds ADiti = MAD

KUmkum weds TAlpade = KUTA ( Dog )

Well u friends can come up with other tongtwisters and names , right now I can think of these only.

In my family they changed the names, I was initially named Keemat, to change to kamal, my brother was pitamber at birth , changed to Prem and so on. Well I was scolded when I was born, as it seems I was born in the ladies ward, and men were not allowed there.

Plus the nurse complained to mom, that your son winked at me, as he was born, and I got a solid firing from her. Well since that firing I sobered down, and have never winked at any lady. I learn pretty fast eh !

And as I end, they had shortforms for politicians NAMO for Modi, RAGA for Rahul Gandhi, but what would be the shortform for a politician whose name is GANdhi DUpender !!! I guess he will commit suicide eh !

HAHA

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen .

KAMAL MAHTANI

Happy birthday baapu!!

May your presence always remains in my wallet.😜😜:

I casually made a survey asking people..

What is on 2nd Oct..

90% replied "Dry day."

Please take note that mopping n cleaning ur own house at ur wifes directives

will not be counted as contributing to "Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan"!!

: घरेलु upchaar

(आज का ज्ञान) .............

1. अगर आपको कुत्ता काट

ले तो आप उसे काट लें,

हिसाब बराबर....

2. दूध फट जाए तो

सफ़ेद धागे से सील लें,

किसी को पता

नहीं चलेगा ....

3. अगर आप के बाल

गिरते हों तो मुंडन

. करवा लें, फिर

नहीं गिरेंगे.....

4. अगर आप के दांत

में कीड़ा लग जाए तो

एक दो हफ्ते तक कुछ

खाएं पीयें नहीं, कीड़ा

अंदर ही भूखा

मर जाएगा ...

5. अगर गले में दर्द

हो तो किसी से

गला दबवा लें,

फिर कभी दर्द

नहीं होगा....

6. अगर आप को रात मैं

नींद नहीं आती तो

दिन मैं सो जाएँ ....

7. अगर आप के हाथ मैं

बहुत दर्द है तो एक

मज़बूत हथौड़ी लें

और ज़ोर से पाँव पे

मारें, यक़ीन करें आप

हाथ का दर्द भूल जायेंगे

gharelu upchaar से

फायदा हो तो दुआओं में

याद रखना ....

वर्ना खुश तो मैं वैसे भी हूँ

😜😜

👉👉

आगे फारवर्ड करें

औरॊं कॊ भी लाभ पहुँचाएँ

और

पुण्य कमाए।

😊

Married scholars now have finally concluded that Raavan was not evil...

Someone who takes your wife away

can only be an Angel sent by God.

PM Modi bans newly married couples from going abroad for honeymoon:

Says

.

.MAKE IN INDIA 😜

Daughter: Mom aaj Ek ladke ne

mere gal

pe kiss

kiya....

.

.

Mom: Tune usko chata mara ya

nahi....

.

.Daughter: Mujhe achanak

Gandhiji

yaad agaye aur maine dusra gal

agge kar diya...

Happy Gandhi Jayanti....

Names