It was the beginning of term at a primary school in Brooklyn. The teacher asked the children their names, one at a time, and for each to spell the name out loud. When she came to a young boy and asked his name. Ravishankar Venkataraman Bannerjee, he replied. “Wow. How do you spell that?” asked the teacher. “Well,” said the little boy, “my mother helps me…”
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