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NEWSFLASH: Cyclone Aila strikes Kolkota … Is it Sachin's revenge on KKR for the big loss against them in the recent IPL? or may be retaliation against the Fake IPL KKR Player for giving him this outrageously funny nick name?. But still what an awesome name.

A little research and what I find out. Cyclones until recently didn’t have names. But Hurricanes and Typhoons always had one. Since the Cyclones affect multiple countries in a region, an easy to use naming convention would help with better communication across countries with different languages and standards. Each member country of of a South Asian Meteorological association takes turns in naming cyclones. In this case, Aila, in thelocal language of Maldives, means Fire.

Dont you see a commonality in the names. If Katrina is recognised world over, South Asia still remembers the cyclones of the recent past - Nargis mesmerised Pakistan, Bijli struck Bangladesh. Scientists have already named the cyclones predicted by them in the future. Nisha has set her eyes on India, Laila to follow Nargis all the way till Pakistan and Phyan to harass Myanmar in protest against the detention of Aun Sung Syu Kyi.

Strange coincidence that the cyclones are all named after women. Why ?. As we all know, Cyclones usually represent fury and destruction. The joke that is doing the rounds in meteorological circles is that, the scientists at work named the cyclones so, as they remind them of their wives back home.

The scientists better keep silent. In the times of Amma & Didi, it is preferable to assuage your better half’s angst, rather than run into a risk of getting into legal tangles. Like an airforce officer, found out during a recent supreme court judgement. A vacation bench of Justice Markandeya Katju and Justice Deepak Verma threw their hands up, quoted in the judgment to the harassed husband in true Mumbaiiya accent - ‘Ae... Shane, Jyada Dimag Ko Taan Nahi Dene Ka, Chup Chap Biwi Jo Bolti Sun Ne Ka ‘

Aila!