Indian culture is about various influences. The Mughal empire had its own methods of changing traditions and the advent of British in India also brought in a change in the outlook of India. Everything though clustered as castes, religions and sects it is very much authentic in nature. The birth of a new born is revered in all customs. There are several occasions from the conception stage to the first birthday of the child that is considered auspicious.
Aaradhana or Aradhya means worship. Puja or Swaha means traditional rituals. Arpan means to offer, Shweta means white, Aarti relates to an offering, Pushpa is a flower and Prapti means to fulfill. There are modern names with a distinct traditional Indian touch like Mekhla or Saanika that stand for musical instruments. Aashika means hope, Aarup is form, Rupika is beauty. Anchal is a garment, Aman is peace, Anamika is one who cannot be named. Trupti is satisfaction. Arshiya is heavenly.
A tilak on the head, flowers, incense and the ceremoniously arranged ambience is perfect to name a new born. Naming children is quite a task as all of us search for the unique name and choose names which have a profound meaning. A name stays with a person for life and hence it is important to choose names that are very Indian or easy to pronounce.
Asha is now seen as Akanksha which means desire. Tanika is a rope, Tanuja, Tanushree, Tanaya and Tanishka are some names with T. Tara or Taraka means a Star. The same meaning is lying in the name Nakshatra. Sundara, Sundari, Soundarya and Tanushri stand for beautiful. Aakar means shape, Rajni means night and Renuka means sand. Tulika means a brush and Manasa or Manasi means the mind.
Naming twins is not an easy job. But the usual trend is to go for rhyming names or go for names with the same alphabet. Boy-girl twin names can be seen in Abhay-Abhaya, Tanmay-Tanushree, Arman and Armita. Other twin names can be like Mallika and Rasika, Dhriti and Prishti, Toral and Viral and Rasha and Rashi.
Traditional names with a modern trend include Mihir, Laukik, Sailabh, Rakshit, Praysush, Ayushi, Samanatha and Unnati. Names after Gods include Shanmukh, Vignesh, Siddhi, Satyesh, Satyasi and Kapish. The names after Goddess are also interesting like Padmavati, Vaishnavi, Anandi, Triloki and Aishwarya.
