Why not nickname?
In response to the article, "Why nicknames", I have some more points to add. At the very beginning I would like to thank to the writer M. Rukanuddin for selecting such an interesting topic.
Every man has some rights. Every man has the right to make his own fortune. He can take decision in his own way. So why can't he select a nick name or pen name of his own choice?
Th name that we have is mostly decided by our parents. We may find out another better name in the future. Why can't we select that name? Our life is very short. To enjoy this life, a person can bring any change in his life without creating any harm to others. Nick names are often very sweet to hear and also easy to pronounce. For example, Zitu, Sagar, Pintu and so on. Of course, the persons who are not very intimate, they should not use this nick name. In this sense, I agree with the writer.
Like nick names, there are many successful writers and actors who had pen names. People do not know their original name. For example, Samudra Gupta of our country and Dilip Kumar of India. Samudra Gupta's real name is Abdul Mannan and Dilip Kumar's real name is Yusuf Khan. We have nothing to say here. There are many others. Namely, Parabat and Bonoful. Even our Tagore too used to write with his pen name initially. In western countries, we would find thousands of examples.
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