'Aki'lles

So what's in a name? Nothing much, but if your name happens to be sullied by a T.V advert then your name could be worth a crore. That's the case with a certain 11 year old from Chandigarh who happens to have the name Hari. Hari is apparently distraught over the fact that his name or rather the name 'HARI' has been thrashed around in a TV advert and since he cannot take the 'harassment' of his classmates anymore he has decided to sue the company being advertised for a sum amounting to one crore.

Amazing case, you can sue someone/anyone for all this in India too !! Man, this is cool, its just as democratic as the U.S,.........My take on this - its utter nonsense. Yes in the U.S you can do all this, but I am not sure if you can walk into a crowded pub, shoot someone and walk away scot-free. The judiciary in our country is overburdened with much more important cases that require to be addressed immediately that such trivial cases should not even be entertained. The media ofcourse has done its bit by giving this case unwanted and unwarranted publicity, like there is no other damn news to report in this world.

If this case really deserves attention, then on the same lines should radiocity be sued for Appu Kuttan uncle series ? or any of the numerous adverts that thrive on sardarji jokes be taken to court? Why not? Its not just one individual in such a case, its an entire community. It could be sued on the lines that it could cause regional/communal tension you know..;-)

And finally my only advice to Hari. Its much better than a kid who had Chetan Sharma has his name in the late 80's or some kid unfortunate enough to a have a name like George Bush or Osama today. Uhmm.. maybe parents when naming their kids ought to spell well known names a little differently, just as an pre-emptive measure :-)