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Usually, children are christened by their parents and families.
But, for this little toddler, her name ‘Vaibhavi’ came not from her parents or family, but from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bharat and Vibha Singh from a village in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district had written a letter to the PM asking him to suggest a name for their daughter. “My wife Vibha in the letter mentioned that the PM’s campaign for the girl child has been an inspiration and that two Indian girls had won medals in the Olympics, which is a moment of joy for the country,” Bharat was quoted as saying.
He added that he sent the letter by speed post to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on August 13.
And, surprisingly, two days later, Bharat received a call, he hadn’t really expected.
“Hello, main Narendra Modi bol raha hoon. Aapki patni Vibha Singh ka patra mila, aapko badhai, aapke ghar beti ayi hai. Is bachchi ka naamkaran Vaibhavi karein, isme mata evam pita dono ka naam hai (Hello, I’m Narendra Modi. I received the letter of your wife Vibha Singh. Congratulations, you are blessed with a daughter. Name the girl Vaibhavi, as it contains the names of both the mother and father),” Modi told Bharat on phone.
When contacted, PMO officials confirmed that the PM had sent such a letter to the couple.
Image: Bharat and Vibha Singh with their girl child Vaibhavi. Photograph: ANI/Twitter