Indian Names and Parenting

It is quite common in India to name your daughter after rivers. Especially the names of the seven holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna , Sarasvati. Sindhu, Godavari, Narmada, Kaveri are very popular. Most rivers in India are considered feminine and are personified as goddesses.

Water has a special place in Hinduism and among hindus because it is one of the Pancha bhootas. For its life-sustaining properties, water finds its use in many rituals. Cleanliness also has lot of significance and this is the reason you find many temples next to rivers, ponds and tanks so that people can take bath and then worship.

Like our many firsts, this time we have compiled a list of the rivers in India to make your naming decision easier.

http://www.indianhindunames.com/names-indian-rivers.htm

Tags: Baby Names, hindu river names, indian rivers, river names, rivers

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

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