Family Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri

Indian names were either characteristic nicknames given in a playful spirit, deed names, birth names, or such as have a religious and symbolic meaning.

— Anonymous

I have an Indian father, and when you grow up in a house with an Indian father, culturally, that's what becomes dominant in the…

— Sarita Choudhury

When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members…

— Dikembe Mutombo

There's nothing universal about Indian families except that the family itself is deeply important across the country. It's sort of the fabric and anchor…

— Mira Nair

My son was named after my father, whose name was Ranbir Raj Kapoor.

— Rishi Kapoor

I would never be comfortable with an edited name. I have never hidden the fact that I am of Indian origin.

— Jay Chandrasekhar

Why would you want to just make up a middle name when the name should be coming from family and previous generations? I think…

— Artem Chigvintsev

West Bengal belongs to Bengalis. We should live here like a king and not as servants.

— Mithun Chakraborty

My father is a Malayalee, my mother is a Bengali.

— Ashish Vidyarthi

When I was born, my dad and my mom gave me names, but in Africa, when your child is born, especially close family members…

— Dikembe Mutombo

More is required than a common last name to truly be called a family.

— Wes Fesler

“my grandfather was an ordinary British citizen in the time of British Raj. He used to have Bengali friends from whom I learnt Bengali”.”

— Fahmid Hassan Prohor