A name is a name is a name


Notable names: Kamal Haasan, Idris Jala and Nancy Shukri have something in common – their names do not reflect their religious beliefs.

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. So said Juliet. But there are those who would want to pin down names to religions and even teach little children to do so.

THE teacher got it all wrong. Kamal is Hindu, Idris is Christian and Nancy is Muslim.

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