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Hyderabad residents carry freedom icons in their names
Some Hyderabad residents still carry the names of India’s freedom leaders, decades after such names were common in school registers. Telangana’s Tele-MANAS Centre head Jawaharlal Nehru says his freedom fighter father insisted…
The Story in Brief
Some Hyderabad residents still carry the names of India’s freedom leaders, decades after such names were common in school registers. Telangana’s Tele-MANAS Centre head Jawaharlal Nehru says his freedom fighter father insisted on naming him after India’s first Prime Minister, despite advice that Nehru was a surname. Retired transport official CLN Gandhi says his name made him conscious of Mahatma Gandhi’s values. NIMS employee Subhas Chandra Bose says the name brought pressure to avoid mediocrity. Former BRS MLA Nomula Bhagat was named after Bhagat Singh. Analyst S Ramakrishna says such names carry historical memory into ordinary lives and daily choices.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy claim that modern parents have abandoned history overlooks people who still live with these names and the duties attached to them. But a famous name cannot prove commitment, just as a fashionable name cannot signal indifference. The better test is conduct, from public service to personal honesty. How many names become values in practice?
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