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Word: bengalisã (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2003-2003
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When the compiler of hospital birth-certificates, Mr. Wilcox, suggests naming “him after yourself, or one of your ancestors,” the parents are horrified. “This tradition doesn’t exist for Bengalis??this sign of respect in America and Europe…would be ridiculed in India...

Author: By Joseph L. Dimento, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Having Made Name for Self, Lahiri Pens ‘Namesake’ | 9/26/2003 | See Source »

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