Indian Names and Parenting

Here are the names of the contestants from the popular TV series Bigg Boss

Bigg Boss Season 2 contestant names

Ahsaan Qureshi
Alina Wadiwalla
Ashutosh Kaushik
Debojit Saha
Diana Hayden
Ketaki Dave
Monica Bedi
Payal Rohatgi
Rahul Mahajan
Raja Choudhary
Rakhi Vijan
Sambhavna Seth
Sanjay Nirupam
Zulfi Syed
Shilpa Shetty

Bigg Boss Season 1 contestant names

Rahul Roy (Winner)
Carol Gracias (Runner Up)
Ravi Kissen (Runner Up)
Rakhi Sawant
Amit Sadh
Roopali Ganguly
Baba Sehgal
Ragini Shetty
Deepak Tizori
Anupama Verma
Aryan Vaid
Kashmira Shah
Deepak Parashar
Bobby Darling
Salil Ankola

Tags: Baby Names, celebrity names

I was sad to receive this email forward today. Being a dad, I can gauge what the family must be going through.

Email contents.

Dear all,

My kid “Bhoomika” is missing from Mejestic Bus station Since 21 days.

She is going to be 2 years and can speak only “jeeya”, “mi”, “mama” & “pappa”.

We have logged a complaint in UPPARPET police station.

Request you to help me by forwarding the message to all, whom you come across.
Happen to see my kid please contact my family.

Our family members have been scattered all around Bangalore in search of her everyday.

Jayarama.
Ph:9902933247: cell with my family.

I have personally verified this by calling the family and they have confirmed that the kid is missing since October 2nd, 2008.

If any one of you notice the kid please inform her parents on the above number. If you get this email forward it or forward this URL to your friends list.

Tags: Babies, baby, Parenting

Not really, I have found that there is something special about this name. The heart throb of your college to the adorable Rahul Khanna played by SRK in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, from Cricketer Rahul Dravid to Industrialist Rahul Bajaj, from our crown prince Rahul Gandhi to music composer Rahul Dev Burman, this Indian name has success written all over it.

I cannot think of another Indian name which has so many celebrities in this age. What makes this name tick is still a mystery to me. One meaning of the name Rahul is ‘Conqueror of miseries’. May be this is where I feel it has the connection. These guys I know are fighters and have the never give up attitude. May be this is what makes the difference.

The list of famous Rahuls

Rahul Bajaj, industrialist
Rahul Bose, actor
Rahul Dev Burman, music composer
Rahul Dev, actor, Bigg Boss Season 1 Winner
Rahul Roy, actor
Rahul Dravid, Indian batsman and the former captain of the Indian cricket team
Rahul Easwar, Media person & Author
Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician and son of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi
Rahul Khanna, actor
Rahul Mahajan (blogger), a noted American blogger and author
Rahul Sankrityayan, historian
Rahul Sarpeshkar, scientist
Rahul Sharma (cricketer), cricketer
Rahul Sharma (musician), musician
Rahul Vaidya, singer, Indian Idol runner up

If you know another successful name as Rahul or know another successful Rahul, do post it in the comments.

Tags: Baby Names, celebrity names