Ola amigo! You know that I chose my name by myself i.e. "Riya" is a name given to me by myself. Haha! Let me tell you the story. Just like any other new born sapien, I was nameless. One day one of my cousin brother (doooor ke ristedar sort of ) visited our home and decided to do my ' naamkaran' (choosing my name). Everyone was confused and there were discrepancies. So, lottery system was chosen as a solution and yup, the chit which I selected bore the name "Riya" and that's what I'm called. I asked my mother what I would have been named despite Riya- she said she was thinking of "Dhrishti". Not bad. I don't have any nick name because of obvious reasons but yaar atleast I like that line of distinction between having a formal and informal name. Still people will find their own versions (pet names) of calling you names and one of the very common one is adding 'u' to half of your name. So ya! Riu is what my cousins and my aunt ...
Hey amigo! This is Riya Jaiswal and the contents here are my very own spontaneous overflow of emotions recollected in tranquility ;)