The art of naming
Why do Malayalees end up with such crazy names?
Sample some typical ones:
Biju, Baiju, Jino, Chintu.
Where on earth
do they get these names from?
While men end up with Siju, Binu, Mejo and Jithu;
for the girls its Seena, Liji, Dainy and Litty.
I can understand if you think
you're little one’s a Prince and name him so
(I have several such friends in eminent positions).
But if so where are all the Princesses????
We’ve had sensible names before –
George, Mary, Lakshmi, Krishna, Fatima, Sayed.
There’s a long list to choose from.
But no. We insist
on naming them
Laiju, Raijo, Bini, Chinju and Sinsy.
It leaves you wondering
whether you’re going to deal with
a man or a woman
though quite sure the person is from Kerala.
countering the unpronounceable
Shlovskis and Teacharlmiskas of the world
that created Sr. Lousy and the brothers
Kissme and Loveme.
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