Posted on 01/01/2005 1:20:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
A woman who gave birth prematurely in the forests of a remote Indian island sheltering from killer tidal waves has agreed to name the girl Tsunami, the proud parents told AFP on Saturday.
"Tsunami" has touched the hearts of hundreds of people who survived last Sunday's earthquake and towering waves, but the mother is inconsolable.
Her older son went missing in the chaos as thousands fled for high ground on remote Hut Bay, part of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Laxminarayan Rai and his 26-year-old wife Namita were rescued by a naval ship on Tuesday a day after a pre-dawn birth.
"I went into labour when the earthquake struck last Sunday but we ran towards the forests and I fell down,' said Namita, now resting in a relief shelter in the capital of the archipelago, Port Blair.
"I fainted and my husband dragged me half a kilometre into the forests. I was in great pain but I had to live for this little one," she said.
"As the waters swirled over our homes, Tsunami was born, a month before the scheduled delivery date," said Rai, a van driver.
"Our baby is looked after by everyone here. They have named her Tsunami and we have accepted. Even naval doctors took great care of this little baby."
Said fellow refugee Sonali Biswas said: "Tsunami is the darling of the camp," going into 2005.
"We are all taking care of her. She's so small and so sweet.
But the mother, who sustained facial injuries, wept.
"My six-year-old son Saurav was left behind in Hut Bay. I don't know how is he. Please help me. Please give me my baby."
Aid workers have so far failed to reunite mother and older child.
"Saurav has been traced to a shelter on Hut Bay but no formal attempts have been made so far to reunite him with his newly-born sister Tsunami," a naval official said.
"Tsunami will be a lifetime symbol of the courage of the people of Hut Bay who helped her parents through their most difficult times," said aid worker Pankaj Vaidya.
Good thing she didn't have the kid in the middle of the L.A. riots. I'd hate to think of a child going through life with a name like "A Bunch of Slackjawed Idiots Burning Down Buildings"...
Hey, the next FReeper who has a baby should name him/her 'Revolution' or something
Shut up. The baby is alive and so is her mother.
lol prime, and yokie, come on, its funny! laugh a little!
I was thinking of naming mine Liberty if it is a girl. :)
But I always thought Spirit would be a good name for a girl.
125,000 people dead and we are greeted with many newborn babies. It ain't funny. I lived in LA during the riots.
I love how you think I'm a hick since I live in Oklahoma.
Good thing the baby is a girl, because life ain't easy for a boy named Tsunami...
An interesting choice...I've never heard that before. Kind of along the same lines as Faith, Hope, and Charity.
I'm also flirting with Honora, plus more conventional names. Elisabeth, Katharine, etc. Tsunami is definitely NOT on the list, lol.
You live in Oklahoma? Oh, now that changes everything! I didnt read your profile, because frankly, I didnt care. All I am saying is HIS JOKE WAS FUNNY!
I also like Tara and Kim as girls names but my names for boys are just plain
No it was not. You are a jerk. Have a Happy New Year. Major death and distruction is funny to you? We have a new life here with an unusual name.
If you do Catherine, do it with a c not a k. Best wishes on the new baby, hon!
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03447a.htm
but my names for boys are just plain
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That's probably a good thing, lol. :) My boys all have fairly solid, traditional names, with the exception of my second eldest. His is a variant of a traditional Irish name. I changed an "O" to an "E". It's caused me some pains in spelling and pronounciation...it gets mistaken for a similar name that is popular.
A PITB, if you ask me. :) I have similar problems with my own name.
Thanks. I haven't made up my mind about the spelling, but I still have awhile to play around with it. :)
Um...no. Cope.
The baby is alive and so is her mother.
Did I say anything that denigrated that? Again, no. So climb down from your high horse before someone makes it their hobby to knock you off it.
When I was expecting my last, I was going to name her Catherine Mary. He turned out to be a boy and is Joseph Michael.
You spend all of your time on this forum trying to play cute. I usually ignore you, but that was over the top.
Annyokie probably doesn't even remember that I live in Los Angeles and dealt with the '92 riots as well.
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