What is happening to Indian names?
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Akira, Alia, Kiara, Shanaya; what do these names have in common. First, they end with either “ya” or “ra’. Second, all of them are not longer than three syllables. At first glance, it may not look strange, but this can give us a hint about how Indian parents name their kids. So let’s explore what is up with Indian names and what it tells us about Indian society.

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Research:
Priyanshu Sinha   / bol_priyanshu  

Editing:
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Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a...

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Markers
0:00 Introduction
2:23 Bollywood Inspiration
3:03 The Sanjana Phenomenon
3:59 Aspiration
7:16 Globalization and Sanskritisation
9:38 Stereotypes
11:57 Conclusion

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