Me : (Hmm.. What makes you think its good ? Give back the resume. Idiot)
Ganesh Raj V Shetty , sir
Interviewer : What does your mean ?
Me : It could mean your future colleague !
Interviewer : Hmm .(Looking at the resume , probably for the 5th time. ) . Why Raj? Is it your father’s name ? Don’t get me wrong. I am just curious.
Me : No, its not my father’s name . (Hmm..what kind of interview is this ?)
Interviewer : Alright Ganesh Raj . What is PFD resistor ?
Me : ( Hmm.. counting stars …. The previous questions were comparatively better )
So , this is a tiny glimpse of my first interview. Did I clear the interview ? Hell no , they cleared me off the chair. But this interview did insert a worm into my brain. “: What’s in the name ?” Why “ Ganesh Raj ?” . Why couldn’t it be just “ Ganesh” or just “ Raj” ? Hence the blog. Read on..
Hi my name is _ _ _ ..Raj . That’s how I prefer people to call me. Its short and sweet. ( Hmm..too much ). My firneds think otherwise. They argue , that the reason I like Raj is because I am a great admirer of Shahrukh khan and in most of his movies , the name is Raj. Well , I don’t ignore their argument either. ( Hmm..pakka loafers ). I have had quite a few names. ( Hmm.. sounds like Forest Gump “ I have had worn many shoes” ). ‘Babanna’ is one of them. Pronounced as baba – anna.( Hmm..I hope no ones got it as banana). ‘ Anna ‘ meaning big brother. So that s how I am addressed by my family members. No one really knows the reason or the meaning. It gives me a sence of pride because everyone ( old to young ) refer to me as elder brother . Its in the name you see.
Few years back I accidentally had a look at my ‘kundli’ or ‘jathaka’ in kannada. Simply a piece of paper which is supposed to contain the planetary positions and hence effect your future.( Hmm.. whatever ). It simply helps to predict your future.( Hmm..future on a piece of paper ). Do I believe it? Its not the question of belief for me. I feel good when the prediction turns out to be good. Well , I make sure it better be mood J.( Hmm.. patri pe aa sale !! ) So that’s not what I m here to talk about. My name on that piece of xyz is ‘Balakrishna’. That’s my birth name. ( Hmm .. wonder whats gonna me my death name ?). A little girl in our family , who couldn’t learn to speak properly used to call me ‘Bala Kitta’ meaning ‘you broke the tail’. ( Hmm.. I appreciate if you could just smile and not laugh., thanks ). Its annoying mind you , but that’s now kids speak and its beautifully annoying.
I always wondered why my parents had to name me after a God.I feel its an insult to God if humans take up his/her name.One fine day, I asked my mom “Amma , why Ganesh ?”. My mom thought for a while.( Hmm.. probably it’s a long story. Better be a good one.).So here its goes.My parents wanted to have a baby boy as their second child. So they prayed lord Ganesha of sidhi vinayaka temple , Mumbai ( we then stayed in Bombay). So with the blessings of lard Ganesha , they had a baby boy and in order to show their gratitude to him they named me Ganesh ( Hmm .. I wonder how Ganesha feels now ? angry , happy ? Got to find out . But that’s later ). Hold on its not over there. What about ‘Raj’.
There is a twist in the tale ( Hmm.. kissa puri filmy hai yar )My beloved uncle calls in and suggests ‘Prithvi raj Shetty’. Wow what a class name ? I wish I had that name( Hmm .. sale bahuth hua . Katham kar ). My parents didn’t want to hurt him either. So they named me . Ganesh Raj . Ganesh to lord Ganesha and Raj for my uncle. ( Hmm.. Thank God my parents didn’t have any more suggestions ).
So that’s how I was named “ Ganesh Raj V Shetty”. V for victory. ( Hmm… bahuth nainsafi hai).
Any way call me ‘Raj’ , remember ? short and sweet. ( Hmm . poda ..)
