{Amara} means ‘grace’ in Igbo but also ‘eternal’, ‘beloved’, and ‘unfading’ in different tongues around the world.
{Sain} ‘Sa’ for Sameer and ‘in’ for Indus. You are made up of us both. But in a world that is quick to judge and put up all sorts of barriers, may ‘Sain’ protect you from prejudice. You have a clean slate. You can be anything. You can be anyone. You are the first of your dynasty and the future you create.
{Dulari} For Dadu, Paritosh’s parents, Janak Dulari and Manohar Nath Segal, with a wish that she be as loving and dearly beloved as her great grandmother.
{Nirmal} For Dima, Surat’s parents, Vijay Kawar and Nirmal Das Maheshwari, with a wish that her spirit be as pure as her great grandfather’s.
{Barkat} For Nana, Dharen’s parents, Sudarshan Chopra and Dharampaul Chadha, with a wish that she be blessed with a feeling of abundance from her great grandparents.
{Rohini} For Amma, Reshma’s parents, Rohini Bhatkal and Krishnanand Kalyanpur, with a wish that her life be as blessed as her great grandmother’s, full of her sweetness and joy.
“What’s in a Name? It’s complicated.” in the Summer 2019 edition of the Smith Alumnae Quarterly.
Indus Chadha ’09: I didn’t change my last name when we got married. When we had our baby girl last year, we named her Amara Sain. Her last name is a mashup of our first names: ‘Sa’ for Sameer and ‘In’ for Indus. It was her Daddy’s idea. If you date a Smithie for long enough, it seems to rub off on you. SWG major, after all!