Behind the name: 'Chitralekha'
Behind the name “Chitralekha” Wow, now that's a name you won’t find on coke bottles. But then so are most other Indian names. The intriguing part of peculiar names, especially Indian ones, is the mythological backgrounds that they generally come from. Mine for instance comes from the story of Usha and Aniruddha. Who’s that? Read your Amar Chitra Katha-s PLEASE. But that's okay, I’ll tell you the story. Let’s start a fresh paragraph. The Story of Usha and Aniruddha. Here goes. Once upon a time there was this really pretty girl, like Angelina Jolie level. This girl is NOT Chitralekha. Her name was Usha, daughter of Banasura, an asura. And one fine day, she had a dream about this gorgeous man whose name she didn't even know. But of course, we know him, he was Aniruddha. Yeah she just dreamt about him without ever meeting him. Yeah, that's 100 % possible. Anyway, the point is she dreamt about him, and like any teenage girl, she got obsessed with him. She was di...