சின்னக் குழந்தையா இருந்தா எவ்ளோ நல்லா இருக்கும்…?

…அப்படி ன்னு நாமா எல்லோரும் நினைக்கிறது சகஜம். ஆனா சோமா
‘வேண்டாமடா சாமி’! னு அலறுகிறார். Read On Becoming A Child.

But I digress. This post is on the rigours of becoming a child.

When I was born to this world, my parents were remarkably unexcited. I draw this painful conclusion from the fact that they did not even bother to come up with a name for me and when they finally did, they chose what will one day undoubtedly qualify as a common noun since every second person I met in school was my namesake.