WATCH: Global TV journalist Neetu Garcha explains why names need to be said correctly
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 29 Apr, 2021 12:04 AM
WATCH: The Shakespearean phrase "What's in a name" has been taken to another level by Global television journalist and broadcaster Neetu Garcha.
"I didn't know how it [the video] will be received, and I was nervous," Neetu told DARPAN.
"In a name is a person's identity, their heritage, their culture their family lineage.. there's so many layers to this."
The viral video Neetu posted to Twitter has garnered close to 150,000 views has been re-tweeted close to a thousand times and has nearly 5000 likes on it.
In the video, Neetu speaks on the right way of saying her name and links it back to her roots. Neetu joined Darpan host Ish Sharma for more on the discussion.
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