58.Shakti.This name can be considered unisex since in Hinduism it’s often used to refer to the female counterpart of Shiva, sometimes referred to as Parvati. The name means “power” in Sanskrit. 59.Sikandar.If you’re looking for a Western-sounding Indian boy’s name for your baby, yo...
We are three female postgraduate students of south Indian ancestry. Indians from the south traditionally do not have surnames. It is only when forced to comply with Western naming standards that they use their father's given name as a substitute. As a consequence, journal rules require them ...
Obviously, when dealing with some very common surnames such as Smith, Johnson, Jones, etc, this can be a little misleading, but at that point, you can start looking at given names of children and you’ll see evidence tying people to either the native branches or the non-native branches o...
makingtechniques are known in Mesoamerica. Before colonization, female potters made most ware, forming vessels by hand modeling, by building with coils, or by using a wooden paddle or molds. The Spaniards introduced the potter’s wheel. Present-day techniques are a synthesis of indigenous and ...