What’s in a name said Shakespeare. Except that it is ALL in the name. Celebrities, especially in the show business are known to have changed names and even alter the spelling of their names for various reasons. One of these reasons is brevity.
Here are a few such popular names whom we refer to frequently but more often than not have no idea about their original names. Check it out!
1. V V S Laxman – Cricketer
2. P T Usha – Athlete
3. K R Narayanan – Former President
4. R K Narayan – Author
5. C V Raman – Physicist
6. A P J Abdul Kalam – Scientist, Former President
7. A R Rahman – Music Composer
8. M C Mary Kom – Boxer
9. R D Burman – Music Composer
10. S D Burman – Music Composer
11. I K Gujral – Former Prime Minister
12. P V Narasimha Rao – Former Prime Minister
13. N T Rama Rao – Actor
14. A K Ramanujan – Poet
15. KK – Singer
16. O P Nayyar – Music Composer
17. B R Chopra – Director
18. M S Subbulakshmi – Carnatic Singer
19. K P S Gill – Author, Editor, Former Director General of Police of Punjab
20. H D Deve Gowda – Former Prime Minister
21. V S Naipaul – Author
22. J R D Tata – Aviator, Business Tycoon
23. M G R – Actor
24. P Chidambaram – Former Finance Minister of India
25. S P Balasubrahmanyam – Singer
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