What's in a name

Back from a star -red naming ceremony altho the king got named
1) Dhruv- Pole Star after the Dhruva -saint . Dhruv also has a host of other meanings, including unshakable
2) Arjun-Peacock
3) Aditya -Sun

Sindhu alias Archana warns of the troubles that having a name beginning with A brings. But A is now in fashion and the list itself in school is long. So says, Ramu , father of Aryaman and Avinash.
Aswata, please give us a post on the travails and nice stuff.

The Penguin book is very interesting and sometime we must dig up everyone's names.

The function grew from a homely one where not many relatives were invited to one which included all the colony and more- including Appa' new found celebrity friend the Mayor. He turned up in his official car with fanfare satisfying everyone. It was held at the Lions Club mandapam behind to accommodate everyone easily.
Food from Annapoorna with outsourcing of cauliflower fry, brinjal and vendakkai chips and lichee pudding - all from different sources. 80 people had lunch.

Decor backdrop and cradle by Amudha in blue and white scheme.

The cradle used was the old traditional one from Selvi-Selva inspite of a spanking new one being available.

Prasanna was the photographer and duly disappointed.

Relatives were representational with Ravi-Sri, Goutham-Gomathi, Manikumari, me and Karthik's parents.

Karthik has produced a wonderful baby book , very neatly and imaginatively presented with his baby and wife.

Someone else has to post photos.

Kar, I take spoken English for the neigbourhood kids twice a week after school. other subjects are taught by a teacher whom we've hired. We meaning, our Foundation ForAGoodoz run by a few college friends.