Amulya...The History behind the Name.....

Call me an Idiot or a Possessed freak but I am absolutely Obsessed with my name and have been like that since i became aware of the World around me. I am ever Grateful to my Father who fought against any odds to give me this lovely name. But there is a tiny story behind that as to why he was as obsessed to name me Amulya.

During my Dad's medical school days, (oops! trying to whoo my Mom days..:-D) he had a friend who was also his junior. Satyam (Satti gada as they call him) Uncle was like how Lord Anjaneya was to Lord Rama...He helped dad in all ups and downs during that time and actually helped Dad gain a great impression near my Granddad when dad went to seek Mom's hand from Tatayya and Ammamma..(aaah So Romantic...)

My Parents are ever indebted to Satyam uncle as he was in more ways than one responsible to get them together. And my Dad and Uncle had this "Ye Dosti...Hum Nahi Todenge..." concept lingering along with them and soon as Satyam uncle got married to Mom's Fav junior Shashi Aunty, they had a pact. That they would name their kids the exact same names...They planned names for a Boy which would be Sandeep and the Girl's would be Amulya..:-)...(now how thay came up with these names is a total different story...and I dont want to bore you guys...)

As as time passed Satyam uncle went of to do his residency in the US and Mom became pregnant in due time with my Brother. She had some complications during her delivery and my Tatayya(Mom's Dad) who was in Ayyappa Deeksha at the time prayed to lord Ayyappa that he would name the child after the lord if all went well. So Anna came into the world and before Dad could put foward his objections regarding the Name of the boy, My Brother was named Swami Prasad...after the allmight Ayyappa...(Swami Saranam)

Dad was disappointed but he was likewise happy that mom had a rather smooth delivery...Satyam uncle was conveyed the news of how the pact didnot fall into place. Both dissappointed now strongly decided to name the next child as per the pact. and Lo Behold both Mom and Shashi Aunty had baby girls at the same time...In the Gade household it was cute ever-smiling Angel( Me... Of Course...) and Dad who always wanted a baby doll of his own was simply estatic...and on top of the world. Now the same thing happened in the Satyam Uncles household.

But it was decision time and the babies had to be named and uncle immediately got the name registered as Amulya. But dad again was in dilemma because tatayya as usual offered Goddess Durga to name me after her...For 2 days he tossed and tumpled as to what to do. And then on the 3rd day...he made the decision... whatever happens he is going to name his sweet angel as he decided. He told mom his decision and proceeded down the hall to inform Grandad of the decision.

Tatayya already started calling this baby girl RAJARAJESWARI....named after the Goddess. Dad was worried that it might effect the harmony of their relationship. But Gods only knows what made him decide to go against all odds. He did and he told tatayya that he was sorry that he cannot name the kid as the grandparents desired. He never told tata about the pact but just told that he had this name in mind from a long time and he wanted to name the girl that.

The best part was tatayya never once objected to what Dad said and gave his full consent to what I was being named as. So hence I was Named Amulya....I can never thank dad enough for naming me with this name because it is truly an unique name with a great meaning and for long time was the only one in school and college to have that name.

By the way Amulya means "Priceless" or "Most Valuable"....
Truly a lovely name... Dont you all think so...

This one is for the greatest man I have known so far in life.....

"Nana...eppudu chepanu ledo teliyadu kani...Thank You Nana...Naa Identity ye naa Peru and inta manchi peru ichina meeku naa krutagynatalu ela chepalo teliyatamledu...but I owe this to you forever...Love you Nana...and Thank You so Much..."

My next Post is how my name got shortened to Amu, the name I am usually refered with and like to be refered as.

Hope you enjoyed reading a bit about my background.

See you next then...Until Next Time...

Take Care..:-)

Sometimes We need to be Reminded....

My First Post and I decided to post an Inspirational Story I heard from a very good teacher of mine while I was in Business School on how important it is to keep ourselves motivated and to remind ourselves the importance of valuing ourselves and our opinions and relationships we share with people....

Heres is the Story...

A Well-known speaker started off his Seminar by holding up a $20.00 dollar bill. In the room filled with 200 people, he asked, " Who would like this $20bill?". Hands started going up. Then the speaker said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this". He then proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked his audience, "Who still wants it?" Still hands were up in the air. "Well", he replied, " What if I do this?" and he dropped the bill on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked the bill up, now completely crumpled and dirty and said, "Now, who wants this still?". Still hand went up into the air.

He then said, "My Friends, today we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you all still wanted it because it didnot decrease in value. It is still worth the same $20.00. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled and ground into dirt by the decisions we make and the different circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are hopeless and worthless and dont have the right to live in this world. But no matter what happens of what will happen. you will never lose your value because Dirty or Clean, Crumpled or Finely Creased, you are still PRICELESS to those who DO LOVE YOU...The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE."

"So Friends, Don't Forget that You are Special....Don't Ever forget it....".

Please read this story and narrate to as many people as possible because you may never know the lives it touches, the hurting hearts it may heal or the hope that it can bring.

This story inspires me to always "COUNT MY BLESSINGS and NOT MY PROBLEMS..."....and in this way I was able to tackle any obstacles that faced me during the past few years with a very Happy Smile on my face. Because I knew that no matter what, the people who loved me all my life will continue to do so even though I have not reached Great Heights....

And Always remember to have Faith and Hope because "If God brings you to it... He will Bring you THROUGH it..."

Hope you liked this Inspirational Story...:-)

Thank You....

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