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   From: alt.fan.jai-maharaj@googlegroups.com   
      
   Naming a cyclone   
      
   The Pioneer   
   Monday, October 13, 2014   
      
   To say "What's in a name", may not always be true, at   
   least for present day cyclones! Regardless of the large   
   scale devastation they may cause, their flamboyant names   
   are more prompt in hitting one's memory. While the   
   present Hudhud cyclone hitting the Vizag coast on Sunday   
   gets its name from the effervescent bright orange, Afro-   
   Eurasian bird 'Hoopoe', its predecessor Phailin, which   
   meant sapphire,  got its name from Thailand. However,   
   these names can be sensitive too. According to experts,   
   Cyclone Viyaru, which hit Sri Lanka, Indonesia amongst   
   other countries in the region in 2013, was earlier named   
   by the island country as Mahasen. But the name had to be   
   changed on the grounds that Mahasen was a king who had   
   brought peace and prosperity to Shri Lanka, and it was   
   wrong to name a calamity after him. Next time a cyclone   
   hits the region, it will be Pakistan's turn to give it a   
   name. It has already been christened Nilofar, meaning   
   lotus. God save this deadly lotus from blooming!   
      
   http://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/2014-10-13-64456.html   
      
   More at:   
      
   The Pioneer   
   http://www.dailypioneer.com   
      
   Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi   
   Om Shanti   
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