Nicks!

Tell me your name, I may not know you. But tell me your nickname; it is almost certain that I know you well. Most of the people here in Chennai know me by my nickname. In this post, I am going to give you an idea about all the nicknames that I have been given and the final christening.

It was in 1996, when I was in Upper Kindergarten (UKG) that I got my first nickname. A fan of Tom & Jerry since childhood, I had spent most of my time in front of the television set. So at the age of five, I started wearing glass. For that reason, I was given the name "Gandhi appooppan" (appooppan = Grandfather). I had to wait till 1999 to get my name revised to "kannadi" which when translated to English means spectacles.

Before letting you know my next nickname, I think you should know a few facts regarding my stint as a class leader in 5^th standard. I used to make sure that all the talkative boys got adequately punished by the teacher. By the time I reached 7^th standard, I had started giving details to the Principal regarding students who copied during the exams and those who brought mobile phones and other banned things to school. Fed up of my behavior, I was given the name by my classmates, paadunna pishachu meaning singing devil.

When I reached 9^th standard, I became the assistant class leader and became known for my 'truthfulness' and was named Gandhi by friend Abraham George. I went on to be the reason why two of my classmates got suspended for half a day. For a month from then on, I was called the Hitler, but was later withdrawn.

Now, even after four years, my nickname remains the same.

The list of nicknames that my wing-mates have; please don't ask the fundaes!

Room No
366	Gautam	Anda	Kurian	Big Daddy
367	Mohan	Bunny	Sajad	Pocks	Suraj	PP
368	Arun	Gandhi	Chenji	Uncouth	Kanishka	iStrap
369	Gauthaman	Handshake	Jerin	BSNL	Siddharth	N cube
370	Binny	ICM	Polash	Booby	Preshanth	Skrotr
371	Deepak	Violence	Akhil	ABO	Aju	Nympho
372	Vigneshkumar	Vicks	Manish	Film	Vikas	Ooty

 

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Lokasamastha Sukhino Bhavanthu!