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Guess what?: Giring celebrates his name
A victim of bullying during childhood, Nidjiâs vocalist Giring recently took part in a campaign that aims to stop name-calling and verbal bullying
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victim of bullying during childhood, Nidji's vocalist Giring recently took part in a campaign that aims to stop name-calling and verbal bullying.
'Let's start by calling people by their real name,' he said as reported by tribunnews.com on Thursday.
His full name, Giring Ganesha, wasn't common during his youth and often put him on the receiving end of jokes. 'My father later explained the meaning of my name, which was taken from one of the first Islamic preachers in Java and a Sanskrit word that means wisdom and knowledge. After I understood the true meaning of my name, I no longer cared about the names people called me'.
The 'That's Not My Name' campaign was launched on Wednesday, sponsored by Coca Cola and the anti-bullying community Sudah Dong. Using the tagline 'celebrate your name', the campaign involves many celebrities.
Actress Tatjana Saphira admits that she is often offended by the way people pronounce her name. 'Tatjana means fairy in Croatian. I think we should start showing respect to others by not overlooking small things such as the correct pronunciation of another person's name'.
